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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Aug 6
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 138▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 59▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trends available on feeder cattle or slaughter bulls due to limited comparable sales, but a higher undertone was noticed. While slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand and light to moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −13.56 against this barn's trailing median of $380.56.
Average price
$367.00
4 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,022
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+22.10
vs UT average
+16.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551367.002,0224thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale4 hd
367.00
—
UT average3 barns · 29 hd
344.90
+22.10
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
+16.43
This barn, trailing median15 sales
380.56
−13.56
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

15 sales
448405363320median 380.5603/0404/1509/0210/0710/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.70, low $334.13, median $380.56 across 15 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—High1,685182.003,06618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,522160.852,4487thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,247156.701,95439
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,079144.451,55957
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,310144.461,8923thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,285215.002,7631thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy403480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2211
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy756303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,2915
Steers850–900Medium 2885135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4564
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4882
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484370.86/cwt365.00–372.001,7956
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy551367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,0224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632258.25/cwt255.00–265.001,6323
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,9982
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9962
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0501
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,110215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,3871
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,210175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1182
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,0276
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2698150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0472
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,2092
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers900–950Medium and Large 2900170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5301
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,285215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,7631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,188189.96/cwt177.50–210.002,2573
Bulls——1,506173.35/cwt165.00–178.002,6115
Bulls——1,923183.94/cwt182.00–185.503,53710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%975148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058125.26/cwt120.00–129.001,3258
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077140.90/cwt131.00–146.001,51725
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089154.55/cwt152.00–157.501,68324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193155.67/cwt150.00–158.001,85726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,387159.65/cwt158.00–160.502,21412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,522160.85/cwt159.50–162.002,4487
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310144.46/cwt139.00–147.501,8923
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9702
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,270180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,2861

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.