Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold too light to trend on calves and yearling. With breaker and boning cows selling 7.00 to 12.00 higher, with lean cows selling steady on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold 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 $382.50/cwt on 8 head, down $40.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −11.83 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.

Average price

$382.50

▼ 40.41 vs prior sale

8 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.11

vs UT average

−34.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	395.00	2,156	6thin
Medium and Large 2	583	345.00	2,011	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

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 sale8 hd

382.50

—

UT average3 barns · 52 hd

402.61

−20.11

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−34.61

This barn, trailing median12 sales

394.33

−11.83

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,678	204.74	3,435	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	184.63	2,377	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	183.39	2,797	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	181.28	2,072	27
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	135.65	1,838	3thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,533	$3,807	18

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,795	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	209.19/cwt	205.00–214.00	3,975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	548.82/cwt	532.50–560.00	1,745	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,553	3,820.93/head	3,400.00–4,100.00	3,821	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,464	3,756.45/head	3,100.00–4,100.00	3,756	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,435	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	3,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	281.65/cwt	277.50–285.00	3,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	462.50/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	490.46/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	271.60/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	478.65/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	420.93/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	275.19/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	379.38/cwt	335.00–405.00	2,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,345	216.29/cwt	205.00–230.00	2,909	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	178.44/cwt	175.00–182.50	2,115	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	163.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,125	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	381.00/cwt	340.00–400.00	2,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,107	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,574	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,298	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	183.39/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,797	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,185	190.24/cwt	185.00–205.00	2,254	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	188.59/cwt	185.00–191.50	2,503	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	135.65/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,838	3

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.

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