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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Apr 29
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
215 head
67 vs last sale 148 115 vs year ago 100 · +115.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
18 vs last sale 52 43 vs year ago 113 · 38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
8 vs last sale 29 26 vs year ago 47 · 55.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold with too few comparable sales to trend except steers weighing 400lbs sold 20.00 higher and heifers weighing 400lbs sold 6.00 higher. Boning cows selling steady to 2.00 higher, while breakers and lean cows sold too light to trend. Slaughter bulls selling on a light test. Trade was active with a good demand and a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.27/cwt on 7 head, down $3.25 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits 15.06 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.
Average price
$379.27
3.25 vs prior sale
7 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
30.84
vs UT average
44.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559379.272,1217thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales
452414376338median 394.3312/1701/2103/0404/1508/05
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $438.13, low $351.94, median $394.33 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale7 hd
379.27
UT average3 barns · 72 hd
410.12
−30.84
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−44.80
This barn, trailing median12 sales
394.33
−15.06
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,885205.523,8753thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,346181.762,44636
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,132176.161,9948thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,668171.862,8678thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,465110.001,6121thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,295$3,3753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$3,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$3,3375

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · 'R' Livestock Connection - Monroe, UT
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,878200.78/cwt195.00–207.003,7712
Bulls1,900215.00/cwt215.00–215.004,0851
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,120197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,2121
CowsLean 85-90%1,097178.46/cwt173.00–183.001,9585
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,200188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,2562
CowsBoner 80-85%1,352181.31/cwt161.00–189.002,45135
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350314605.98/cwt510.00–620.001,9038
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,050270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,8351
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450409575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,35211
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477499.16/cwt492.50–512.502,38124
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720288.40/cwt285.00–295.002,0763
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500476477.52/cwt475.00–485.002,2734
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568426.94/cwt420.00–435.002,42511
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900893265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3662
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300297647.50/cwt647.50–647.501,9233
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2441
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2523,336.72/head3,200.00–3,600.003,3375
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0903,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500484451.21/cwt445.00–475.002,18441
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750729367.18/cwt362.50–372.502,67715
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2191
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650638300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9142
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373533.34/cwt525.00–545.001,9897
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328612.50/cwt612.50–612.502,0092
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571362.48/cwt355.00–370.002,0704
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550–600558410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2882
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500453482.00/cwt482.00–482.002,18320
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700682353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,4073
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0301
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950930317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,9532
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450418481.17/cwt465.00–485.002,01111
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9831
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,114238.41/cwt235.00–245.002,6569
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,630181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2953,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3753
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850825335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7646
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526460.76/cwt450.00–475.002,4246
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450401525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1054
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,668171.86/cwt166.00–175.002,8678
CowsLean 85-90%1,170141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6501
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,465110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6121
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500455435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9794
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 21100–11501,133170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9262
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,295225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,9141

How this sale compares

Utah weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Utah auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.