Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. While slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling to light too test. With no trend available on sheep and goats due to too few 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 $342.54/cwt on 35 head, down $55.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −77.87 against this barn's trailing median of $420.42.

Average price

$342.54

▼ 55.87 vs prior sale

35 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.90

vs UT average

−28.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	342.54	1,905	35

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale35 hd

342.54

—

UT average3 barns · 150 hd

370.44

−27.90

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−28.85

This barn, trailing median15 sales

420.42

−77.87

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	1,622	183.20	2,971	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	147.34	1,971	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	145.00	2,272	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	144.58	1,540	8thin

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	—	—	1,718	182.90/cwt	181.00–185.00	3,142	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	133.60/cwt	117.50–142.50	1,480	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	938	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	436.07/cwt	435.00–442.50	1,831	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	347.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,833	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,157	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	457.05/cwt	455.00–457.50	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	336.78/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,960	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	334.13/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,915	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	449.93/cwt	435.00–458.00	2,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	360.40/cwt	352.50–361.00	2,206	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	517.36/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,511	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,030	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	517.49/cwt	505.00–527.50	1,713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	339.27/cwt	332.00–347.50	2,270	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	499.33/cwt	489.50–503.00	1,833	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	463.29/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,450	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	396.65/cwt	389.00–402.50	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	428.37/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	348.65/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,708	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,330	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	147.34/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,971	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,272	6
Bulls	—	—	1,720	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,062	1

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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