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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Oct 1
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
458 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 289▲ 458 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 57▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers are 2.00-13.00 lower, heifers are unevenly steady. slaughter breaker cows are 4.00 higher, boning cows are 2.00 higher, lean cows no comparison to last week, slaughter bulls are steady. Demand was good with a 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 $441.48/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 14 of 17 comparable sales and sits +22.68 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$441.48
91 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,413
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$263
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$64.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.43
vs UT average
+18.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550449.132,47170
Medium and Large 1-2510435.002,21913thin
Medium and Large 2574385.042,2088thin
One grade step is worth $64.09/cwt here — about $263 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 sale91 hd
441.48
—
UT average3 barns · 395 hd
429.04
+12.43
National average177 barns · 15,324 hd
422.65
+18.83
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
+22.68
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—Average1,882184.073,4643thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,269162.022,05631
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,526160.312,44610
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,272151.261,92411

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)1,475$3,1001thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,7402
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372527.13/cwt515.00–535.001,9614
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390476.63/cwt470.00–480.001,8593
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419400.73/cwt400.00–410.001,67913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed453537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,43520
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485440.28/cwt430.00–465.002,13513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,21913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518417.54/cwt410.00–425.002,1632
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530470.59/cwt468.00–472.002,49437
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573425.07/cwt415.00–432.502,43633
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592374.21/cwt365.00–392.502,2156
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy618430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6572
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638388.48/cwt367.50–395.002,47934
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666385.54/cwt375.00–387.002,5688
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2332
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865286.68/cwt285.00–290.002,4803
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4334
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1453
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7923
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed369525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9374
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386447.90/cwt442.50–475.001,7296
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417459.89/cwt445.00–470.001,91839
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425334.92/cwt330.00–340.001,4236
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477385.35/cwt380.00–400.001,83817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed489426.05/cwt420.00–430.002,0835
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511380.64/cwt375.00–385.001,9458
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560369.39/cwt357.50–385.002,06952
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3494
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1709302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,1418
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2778240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8673
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850270.00/cwt262.50–285.002,2953
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,3762
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2963196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8872
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2263370.00/cwt370.00–370.009732
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2268485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3002
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,7502
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,0162
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372521.66/cwt520.00–525.001,9413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3134
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8278
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,868183.61/cwt182.00–185.003,4302
Bulls——1,910185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,5341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125139.68/cwt139.00–141.001,5713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,220109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238161.33/cwt154.00–164.001,99722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,342162.26/cwt162.00–164.002,1787
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345163.72/cwt162.50–168.002,2029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526160.31/cwt153.00–165.002,44610
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,453165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,3971
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,355200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,7101

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.