Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to too few comparable sales, except on boning slaughter cows which sold 6.00 lower on a light lest. 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 $398.42/cwt on 36 head, down $18.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −22.00 against this barn's trailing median of $420.42.

Average price

$398.42

▼ 18.60 vs prior sale

36 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$507

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$67.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs UT average

+27.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	402.15	2,249	34
Medium and Large 2	520	335.00	1,742	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.15/cwt here — about $507 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.50, low $342.54, median $420.42 across 15 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 sale36 hd

398.42

—

UT average3 barns · 86 hd

395.90

+2.52

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+27.42

This barn, trailing median15 sales

420.42

−22.00

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	—	Average	1,867	191.44	3,575	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	157.50	2,394	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,394	156.10	2,176	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	148.04	1,637	30

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)	1,160	$3,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	376.49/cwt	355.00–379.00	1,792	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,315	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	332.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	390.67/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,321	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,377	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	451.92/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,866	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	415.14/cwt	413.50–430.00	2,009	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	411.21/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,188	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	299	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	322.94/cwt	322.50–323.00	2,244	8
Bulls	—	—	1,713	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	3,229	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	148.04/cwt	131.00–155.00	1,637	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,394	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	156.10/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,176	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	350.00/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,831	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	600–650	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	1
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,264	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,568	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	193.41/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,810	3

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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