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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Jul 30
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 31▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 63▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, no trends available on feeder cattle or slaughter bulls due to limited comparable sales. While slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand and light to moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $367.27/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −51.53 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$367.27
20 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,015
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.34
vs UT average
−14.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551368.182,02919thin
Medium and Large 2505350.001,7681thin
One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $261 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale20 hd
367.27
—
UT average2 barns · 24 hd
357.94
+9.34
National average143 barns · 4,821 hd
381.68
−14.41
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
−51.53
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

17 sales
501444386329median 418.8003/0405/0609/0209/3010/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.50, low $342.54, median $418.80 across 17 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,485177.042,6295thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,429156.462,2364thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,147152.811,75225
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,122142.671,60010
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,250134.001,6754thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$2,9632thin

Every lot

50 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1226485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,0964
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1276500.18/cwt495.00–510.001,3804
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326513.16/cwt512.50–515.001,6737
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365473.47/cwt470.00–480.001,7283
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380438.16/cwt435.00–445.001,6653
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8183
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471429.07/cwt410.00–440.002,02114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy518395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0465
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537380.78/cwt360.00–385.002,0457
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Gaunt573315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8052
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1595345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0535
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1415
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759288.43/cwt275.00–293.002,1894
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1881
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970223.34/cwt220.00–225.002,1663
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270334.81/cwt330.00–340.009042
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy286425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2164
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1348430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4962
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4991
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6971
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6742
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8078
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3991
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660277.85/cwt272.50–282.501,8346
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5862
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1771261.22/cwt260.00–262.502,01410
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2061
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1933235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9531
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,462179.10/cwt175.00–182.502,6183
Bulls——1,520173.94/cwt173.00–175.002,6442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1171
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093143.51/cwt142.50–145.001,5692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,129152.48/cwt142.00–156.501,72122
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145147.10/cwt145.00–150.001,6847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,7741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305159.85/cwt157.50–162.002,0862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,429156.46/cwt155.00–158.502,2364
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2271
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,8393
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3742
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4352,963.07/head2,700.00–3,200.002,9632

This sale against other markets

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.