Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-07-08

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Jul 8
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
53 head
17 vs last sale 36 39 vs year ago 92 · 42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
12 vs last sale 40 124 vs year ago 152 · 81.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
1 vs last sale 8 28 vs year ago 35 · 80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to not enough comparables. Trade was active with a good demand with a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $435.00/cwt on 1 head, down $21.49 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits 5.32 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.
Average price
$435.00
21.49 vs prior sale
1 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,480
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+25.45
vs UT average
24.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570435.002,4801thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales
501465429393median 440.3212/1701/2103/0404/2908/05
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.50, low $406.75, median $440.32 across 14 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 sale1 hd
435.00
UT average2 barns · 49 hd
409.55
+25.45
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
−24.48
This barn, trailing median14 sales
440.32
−5.32
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
BullsAverage1,769190.613,3738thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,279170.862,1857thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,600168.382,6942thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,007154.081,5528thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,248132.561,6542thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040127.501,3261thin

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)1,085$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,206$3,2305

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,240172.50/cwt167.00–180.002,1396
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,248132.56/cwt130.00–135.001,6542
Bulls1,806193.76/cwt170.00–200.003,4995
Bulls2,015200.00/cwt200.00–200.004,0301
CowsLean 85-90%938140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3134
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,040127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,3261
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,7102
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0872
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,078275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9653
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,8571
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900890270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4031
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,7461
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8481
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820329.91/cwt300.00–337.502,7055
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950924319.50/cwt319.50–319.502,9527
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,4801
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625420.00/cwt405.00–436.002,6252
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950915162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,4871
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750735287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1131
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450435510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2191
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,125255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,8691
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800795323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,5681
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400360490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7642
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4283
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500488458.81/cwt447.50–470.002,2392
BullsMedium and Large 11100–11501,143237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,7152
BullsMedium and Large 11150–12001,177254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,9903
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350300662.50/cwt662.50–662.501,9881
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350305540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6471
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500450387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,7442
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2063,230.15/head2,600.00–3,800.003,2305
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2990245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
CowsLean 85-90%1,076168.17/cwt162.00–175.501,8104
CowsBoner 80-85%1,510161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,4311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,600168.38/cwt160.00–180.002,6942
Bulls1,555178.03/cwt172.50–185.002,7682

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.