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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Oct 28

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Oct 21Oct 28latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

846 head

▲ 223 vs last sale 623▼ 112 vs year ago 958 · −11.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 86▲ 11 vs year ago 155 · +7.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 13▲ 6 vs year ago 19 · +31.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. While slaughter cows sold 18.00 to 28.00 lower on boning and lean cows, and slaughter bulls sold too light to test. Trade was active, with a good demand, and a heavy supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $403.66/cwt on 223 head, down $18.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −15.95 against this barn's trailing median of $419.61.

Average price

$403.66

▼ 18.01 vs prior sale

223 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$28.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.16

vs UT average

−31.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	405.59	2,318	208
Medium and Large 2	534	376.96	2,013	15thin

One grade step is worth $28.63/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale223 hd

403.66

—

UT average3 barns · 782 hd

421.82

−18.16

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

−31.49

This barn, trailing median18 sales

419.61

−15.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.50, low $342.54, median $419.61 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,958	149.89	2,935	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	142.33	1,854	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	133.91	1,572	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,724	118.79	2,048	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	117.50	1,325	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	85.00	1,007	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	325	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,901	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,847	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	527.59/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,005	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	512.40/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,142	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	448.02/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,873	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	382.50/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,740	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	459	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,215	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	440.06/cwt	426.00–447.50	2,068	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	436.15/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,320	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	376.96/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,013	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	561	427.33/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,397	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	394.43/cwt	372.50–417.50	2,303	149
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	333.19/cwt	323.00–345.00	2,059	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,314	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	383.59/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,436	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	371.87/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,451	54
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	347.59/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,357	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	331.84/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,286	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	710	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,503	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	325.14/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,374	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,419	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,528	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	532.48/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,427	10
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	464.64/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,301	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	452.92/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,472	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	510.19/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,877	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	426.53/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,646	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,005	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	456.91/cwt	445.00–476.00	1,960	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	458	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,015	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	407.71/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,949	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	365.72/cwt	275.00–385.00	1,770	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,902	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	388.26/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,038	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,911	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	547	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,352	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	578	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,821	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,764	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	359.56/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,118	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	336.96/cwt	330.00–372.50	2,096	51
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,248	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,045	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,498	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	546.59/cwt	480.00–605.00	2,033	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,910	155.45/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,969	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	146.18/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,909	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,030	160.89/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,657	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,071	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,119	156.89/cwt	145.00–178.00	1,756	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	124.86/cwt	110.00–142.00	1,501	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	141.77/cwt	121.00–155.00	1,861	83
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,777	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,724	118.79/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,048	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,325	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,007	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	184.63/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,935	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	245.33/cwt	225.00–255.00	2,468	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	226.20/cwt	225.00–230.00	2,257	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	211.77/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,972	6

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.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

'R' Livestock Connection - Monroe, UT

Wed Oct 28, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Salt Lake City, UT (AG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 846Last week 623Year ago 958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 86Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 13Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	445.00–475.00	464.64
10	350–400	386	400.00–440.00	426.53
9	450–500	484	275.00–385.00	365.72
3	500–550	543	352.00	352.00
2	550–600	588	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
2	400–450	405	495.00	495.00
11	450–500	458	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	547	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	521	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	650.00	650.00
10	250–300	268	510.00–540.00	532.48
3	300–350	325	440.00–480.00	452.92
27	350–400	368	495.00–525.00	510.19
37	400–450	429	445.00–476.00	456.91
10	450–500	478	390.00–420.00	407.71
26	500–550	525	380.00–397.50	388.26
29	550–600	589	355.00–362.50	359.56
51	600–650	622	330.00–372.50	336.96
4	750–800	778	289.00	289.00
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	710	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	430.00–465.00	448.02
2	450–500	455	360.00–405.00	382.50
15	500–550	534	355.00–395.00	376.96
13	600–650	618	323.00–345.00	333.19
16	650–700	689	315.00–335.00	331.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	540.00	540.00
12	350–400	380	520.00–545.00	527.59
18	400–450	418	495.00–520.00	512.40
27	450–500	470	426.00–447.50	440.06
43	500–550	532	405.00–455.00	436.15
149	550–600	584	372.50–417.50	394.43
38	600–650	635	375.00–397.50	383.59
54	650–700	659	355.00–380.00	371.87
22	700–750	730	315.00–340.00	325.14
2	750–800	768	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	634	365.00	365.00
15	650–700	678	340.00–352.50	347.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	585.00	585.00
14	450–500	459	482.50	482.50
16	550–600	561	420.00–432.50	427.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	480.00–605.00	546.59
5	400–450	430	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	115.00	115.00
83	—	1,313	121.00–155.00	141.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,119	145.00–178.00	156.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	102.00	102.00
32	—	1,202	110.00–142.00	124.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,724	117.00–121.00	118.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	158.00–165.00	160.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	154.00–157.00	155.45
3	—	1,990	138.00–153.00	146.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,048	175.00–187.50	184.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,006	225.00–255.00	245.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	232.50	232.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	998	225.00–230.00	226.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	931	207.50–215.00	211.77

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.