Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-07-29

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Jul 29
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
107 head
15 vs last sale 92 31 vs year ago 138 · 22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
61 vs last sale 63 65 vs year ago 59 · +110.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
2 vs last sale 6 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to not enough comparable sales. Trade was active with a good demand with a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $440.00/cwt on 1 head, down $16.49 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits 0.32 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.
Average price
$440.00
16.49 vs prior sale
1 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,310
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.41
vs UT average
+40.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525440.002,3101thin
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
440.00
UT average3 barns · 18 hd
423.59
+16.41
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
+40.71
This barn, trailing median14 sales
440.32
−0.32
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
BullsAverage1,555191.042,97111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,473164.772,42723
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,265164.752,08450
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,178152.891,80226
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,485153.872,2856thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,263247.503,1263thin

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)1,310$2,9501thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750707326.56/cwt310.00–330.002,3096
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400365497.81/cwt490.00–505.001,8172
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5412
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450408498.32/cwt495.00–510.002,0336
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350315440.48/cwt425.00–455.001,3882
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,090247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,6981
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8951
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5561
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1761
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8531
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6882
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450408424.94/cwt415.00–435.001,7342
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,085267.50/cwt265.00–270.002,9022
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550540370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9983
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400370444.80/cwt440.00–450.001,6462
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4941
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,8981
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500489433.39/cwt432.50–435.002,11916
BullsMedium and Large 11150–12001,195185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2111
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500451467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,1084
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000980255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4991
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,473164.77/cwt156.00–167.752,42723
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,485153.87/cwt132.50–160.002,2856
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265164.75/cwt150.00–175.002,08450
BullsReturn to Feed1,350189.33/cwt185.00–195.002,5564
Bulls1,672192.02/cwt180.00–197.003,2117
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950922287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,6516
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500458409.59/cwt405.00–410.001,87612
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600593155.00/cwt155.00–155.009194
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550525440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3101
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670370.15/cwt360.00–380.002,4802
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350335495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6581
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,124258.58/cwt250.00–263.002,9063
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400366466.01/cwt450.00–485.001,7065
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000960170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6322
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2958270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5872
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy700–750717355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5453
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4441
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6131
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3752
SteersChoice1,263247.50/cwt247.50–247.503,1263
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,015255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3102,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,410166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,3413
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2985235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3151
CowsLean 85-90%1,183156.01/cwt144.00–167.001,84625
CowsLean 85-90%1,06075.00/cwt75.00–75.007951

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.