Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-07-15

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Jul 15
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
39 vs last sale 53 61 vs year ago 31 · +196.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
35 vs last sale 28 0 vs year ago 63 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
1 vs last sale 7 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale on 7/22/26 due to celebrating July 24th*

No trend available due to not enough comparable sales on feeder cattle and slaughter cows. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher on a light test. Trade was active with a good demand with a light supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.00/cwt on 2 head, down $2.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 12 comparable sales and sits +25.67 against this barn's trailing median of $394.33.
Average price
$420.00
2.91 vs prior sale
2 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,134
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+80.75
vs UT average
+23.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508420.002,1342thin
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 sale2 hd
420.00
UT average3 barns · 17 hd
339.25
+80.75
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
+23.95
This barn, trailing median12 sales
394.33
+25.67
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
BullsHigh1,929202.893,9148thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,371166.842,28729
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,595163.692,6114thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,390162.492,2599thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,075142.501,5321thin

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,690$3,3813thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$3,0002thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Bulls1,930204.93/cwt203.00–209.003,9554
CowsBoner 80-85%1,451162.73/cwt150.00–168.002,36125
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,075142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,5321
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed868192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6714
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,595163.69/cwt161.00–166.002,6114
CowsLean 85-90%1,390162.49/cwt151.00–165.002,2599
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2091
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6961
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550508420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1342
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450408545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,2242
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800750295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2131
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1700–750713245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7472
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5511
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300265525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,3911
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2250–300255260.00/cwt260.00–260.006631
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340557.50/cwt557.50–557.501,8961
SteersMedium and Large 11150–12001,160265.00/cwt265.00–265.003,0741
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370463.60/cwt450.00–480.001,7153
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550500435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1751
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400381561.67/cwt555.00–562.502,14018
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5901
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1300–350345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350313630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,9723
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1983,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6903,380.92/head3,200.00–3,650.003,3813
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy1000–10501,010290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,92915
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400350522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,82923
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300264567.50/cwt567.50–567.501,4986
Bulls1,928200.85/cwt199.00–202.003,8724

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.