Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-09-16

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Sep 16
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 271▼ 252 vs year ago 449 · −56.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 34▼ 20 vs year ago 59 · −33.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. While slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test, with slaughter bulls selling to light too test. 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 $420.42/cwt on 65 head, up $11.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $420.42.
Average price
$420.42
▲ 11.23 vs prior sale
65 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,266
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+12.80
vs UT average
+17.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539420.422,26665
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
501444386329median 420.4202/0403/1105/1309/0909/30
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 sale65 hd
420.42
—
UT average3 barns · 303 hd
407.62
+12.80
National average167 barns · 12,243 hd
403.36
+17.06
This barn, trailing median15 sales
420.42
+0.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,940174.003,3761thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,354145.301,9676thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,194144.371,72413
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,193138.501,65213

Every lot, as filed

34 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,354145.30/cwt144.50–147.001,9676
CowsLean 85-90%—1,193138.50/cwt125.00–145.501,65213
Bulls——1,940174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,3761
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,194144.37/cwt141.50–147.001,72413
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8831
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9491
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400361525.04/cwt510.00–527.501,8957
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300255440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1222
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3942
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500465415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9302
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2721
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350345525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,8111
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0241
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450441445.48/cwt435.00–449.001,9658
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485431.98/cwt430.00–445.002,09517
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600578390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2543
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5131
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5591
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9622
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350302480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4503
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400388502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,9505
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450430315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3551
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5252
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5252
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480397.05/cwt397.00–397.501,90630
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429420.44/cwt420.00–425.001,80422
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8461
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2300–350310240.00/cwt240.00–240.007441
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550509372.49/cwt365.00–375.001,8964
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650629320.71/cwt315.00–322.502,0174
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550537421.89/cwt421.00–430.002,26662
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400372426.73/cwt420.00–440.001,5873
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8001
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250245520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2741

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.