Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-08-05

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Aug 5
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
118 vs last sale 107 166 vs year ago 59 · +281.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
96 vs last sale 124 91 vs year ago 119 · 76.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
7 vs last sale 8 3 vs year ago 4 · 75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report, feeder steers sold 1.00 to 9.00 lower, with no trend available on feeder heifers. No trend available on slaughter cows due to not enough comparable sales, while slaughter bull sold steady. With to few comparable sales on sheep and goats to trend. 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 $417.02/cwt on 61 head, down $39.47 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits 23.30 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.
Average price
$417.02
39.47 vs prior sale
61 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,317
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$29
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$36.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.73
vs UT average
+2.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549422.532,32151
Medium and Large 2520415.002,1581thin
Medium and Large 1-2594386.002,2939thin
One grade step is worth $36.53/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale61 hd
417.02
UT average2 barns · 91 hd
419.75
−2.73
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
+2.78
This barn, trailing median14 sales
440.32
−23.30
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
BullsAverage1,615191.403,0917thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,320167.672,2133thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,555162.562,5287thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,121158.511,7775thin
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Average2,020164.003,3131thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,170144.001,6851thin

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)1,055$2,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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%1,180142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,6821
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,170144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320167.67/cwt167.00–168.002,2133
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555162.56/cwt159.00–168.002,5287
Dairy CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,020164.00/cwt164.00–164.003,3131
CowsLean 85-90%1,106162.51/cwt160.00–164.001,7974
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550513382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,9606
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580407.84/cwt400.00–416.002,36527
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450437433.75/cwt430.00–435.001,8954
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350339468.05/cwt465.00–485.001,5876
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474401.42/cwt400.00–420.001,90317
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,7991
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600584368.51/cwt352.00–374.002,15232
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7488
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,100355.00/cwt355.00–355.003,9051
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300260625.19/cwt615.00–635.001,6252
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750728370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6942
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,005270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,7141
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700678387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,6278
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1581
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428489.22/cwt475.00–492.502,0946
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250245515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2621
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950923321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,96315
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,11916
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515439.06/cwt425.00–446.002,26124
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600594386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,2939
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300250610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5251
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,090260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,8341
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700660347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,2942
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500463375.03/cwt370.00–380.001,7362
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5471
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5841
Bulls1,615191.40/cwt172.50–196.003,0917
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450424510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,16211
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600558415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3167

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.