Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-05-27

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, May 27
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
57 head
15 vs last sale 42 93 vs year ago 150 · 62.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
15 vs last sale 87 36 vs year ago 66 · +54.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
29 vs last sale 15 41 vs year ago 3 · +1,366.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, feeder cattle too light to trend. With boning cows selling steady to 1.00 lower, while breaker and lean cows sold too light to trend, with slaughter bulls selling too light to test. Demand was good with a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.33/cwt on 9 head, down $144.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 116.00 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.
Average price
$278.33
144.57 vs prior sale
9 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,580
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,213
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$221.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
56.12
vs UT average
129.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560401.252,2464thin
Medium and Large 2574180.001,0335thin
One grade step is worth $221.25/cwt here — about $1,213 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale9 hd
278.33
UT average3 barns · 22 hd
334.45
−56.12
National average128 barns · 4,974 hd
407.44
−129.11
This barn, trailing median12 sales
394.33
−116.00
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
BullsLow1,795206.383,7056thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,338187.212,50536
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,007181.341,82644
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,575180.752,8477thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,233141.001,7393thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,309$3,9004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,196$3,35116
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,210$3,0283thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight745165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2291
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,116192.20/cwt190.00–195.002,1457
Bulls1,270165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,0961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,575180.75/cwt167.00–183.502,8477
CowsLean 85-90%1,058157.10/cwt155.00–160.001,6622
CowsLean 85-90%989181.01/cwt155.00–192.001,79034
BullsMedium and Large 11050–11001,060271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,8731
BullsMedium and Large 11150–12001,165220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,5631
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450445447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,9911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3383,352.52/head2,600.00–3,600.003,3534
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2103,028.37/head2,900.00–3,100.003,0283
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900893285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5452
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600584430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5114
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400393497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,9552
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000988285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,8162
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450447507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,2693
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,1291
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,6831
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350317575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,8233
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0281
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1032
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800773285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2032
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550505205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0355
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7941
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 21100–11501,120150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,4032
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3213
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0335
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250233295.00/cwt295.00–295.006874
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,365186.39/cwt184.00–189.002,5442
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2844218.13/cwt210.00–241.001,8414
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,118201.00/cwt197.50–205.002,24715
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1421
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400388555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,1532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,338187.21/cwt175.00–191.002,50536
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,233141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,7393
Bulls1,900214.66/cwt213.00–217.004,0795
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3093,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1443,341.46/head2,500.00–3,550.003,34111
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1953,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501

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.