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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Aug 27
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 206▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 34▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to firm with light comparables. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand and a light supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $386.81/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −31.99 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$386.81
11 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,223
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.04
vs UT average
−22.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575386.812,22311thin
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 sale11 hd
386.81
—
UT average3 barns · 70 hd
384.77
+2.04
National average152 barns · 8,476 hd
409.30
−22.49
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
−31.99
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—High1,900183.713,49014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,396156.342,1835thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,277152.821,95118
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025137.331,4083thin

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$3,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,9501thin

Every lot

53 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy265625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,6561
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5111
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363479.98/cwt470.00–485.001,7423
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy393520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1124
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,2516
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582383.88/cwt380.00–385.002,2349
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy620400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4802
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,2143
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1686340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,33214
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy755315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3781
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777282.98/cwt282.50–292.502,19920
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,7223
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1348495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360487.67/cwt475.00–500.001,7562
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413376.77/cwt375.00–380.001,5563
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy454405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8394
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475388.55/cwt375.00–395.001,8464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519373.68/cwt370.00–385.001,9394
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8168
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,0023
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8761
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1816320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6118
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1291
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4802
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8631
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0051
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Medium and Large 2860195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6771
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,535165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,5331
Bulls——1,783183.44/cwt181.00–186.003,2714
Bulls——1,992185.91/cwt183.00–187.503,7039
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%820122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6681
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,7771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264152.62/cwt148.00–154.501,92912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332154.86/cwt153.50–156.502,0635
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,396156.34/cwt156.00–158.002,1835
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,4591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,368158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,1612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,2702,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.