Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to too few comparable sales. 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 $407.47/cwt on 8 head, down $9.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −32.84 against this barn's trailing median of $440.32.

Average price

$407.47

▼ 9.55 vs prior sale

8 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.44

vs UT average

+19.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	407.47	2,244	8thin

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

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 sale8 hd

407.47

—

UT average3 barns · 89 hd

410.91

−3.44

National average75 barns · 3,130 hd

387.75

+19.72

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.32

−32.84

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,792	189.57	3,398	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	164.56	2,408	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	162.46	2,104	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	160.00	1,680	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,372	205.00	2,813	3thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,838	195.87/cwt	192.50–199.00	3,600	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,440	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,700	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,372	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,813	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	162.46/cwt	152.00–168.50	2,104	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	164.56/cwt	161.00–167.50	2,408	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	336.18/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,131	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	414.90/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	416.63/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,229	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	337.50/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,645	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,755	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,923	184.30/cwt	180.00–187.50	3,544	2

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.

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