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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Oct 8

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

650 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 458▲ 650 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 63▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 3▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply higher on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, with slaughter bulls selling mostly steady on a light test . Trade was active with good demand and 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 $443.37/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 15 of 17 comparable sales and sits +24.57 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.

Average price

$443.37

134 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,432

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$34.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.72

vs UT average

−2.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	444.41	2,439	130
Medium and Large 2	540	409.72	2,212	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.69/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale134 hd

443.37

—

UT average3 barns · 514 hd

450.09

−6.72

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−2.48

This barn, trailing median17 sales

418.80

+24.57

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,802	185.02	3,334	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	166.86	2,127	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	158.72	2,524	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	157.03	1,767	11

Every lot

57 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	637.47/cwt	627.50–655.00	1,702	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,091	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	355	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,210	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	452.41/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,620	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	562.62/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,200	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	401	583.08/cwt	582.50–585.00	2,338	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,327	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	501.99/cwt	485.00–506.00	2,123	59
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,520	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	528.51/cwt	520.00–537.50	2,563	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	468.26/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,304	41
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	526	491.01/cwt	485.00–497.50	2,583	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	450.08/cwt	447.50–460.00	2,403	63
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	409.72/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,212	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,539	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	428.29/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,441	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,601	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	392.07/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,521	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	420.14/cwt	407.50–423.00	2,744	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	689	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,611	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,279	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	559.84/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,853	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,438	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	359	572.99/cwt	572.50–575.00	2,057	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	515.35/cwt	497.50–532.00	1,958	40
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,063	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	445.29/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,955	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	453	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,129	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	444.61/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,036	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	415.35/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,965	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	382.51/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,890	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	353.40/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,838	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	388.84/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,080	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,224	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	351.23/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,981	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	331.95/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,909	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	383.81/cwt	362.50–387.00	2,257	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	373.80/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,325	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,560	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,872	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,156	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,903	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,366	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	404.10/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,198	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,598	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,361	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	273.37/cwt	235.00–310.00	1,175	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,901	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,773	182.93/cwt	173.00–187.00	3,243	6
Bulls	—	—	1,890	191.28/cwt	191.00–191.50	3,615	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,120	162.96/cwt	152.00–169.00	1,825	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	141.21/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,608	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	170.04/cwt	165.50–174.00	2,126	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	164.00/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,127	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	158.72/cwt	158.50–160.00	2,524	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	958	211.72/cwt	195.00–230.00	2,028	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,284	5

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.

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

'R' Livestock Connection - Monroe, UT

Wed Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 458Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	550.00–575.00	559.84
40	350–400	380	497.50–532.00	515.35
13	400–450	439	440.00–460.00	445.29
41	450–500	458	430.00–450.00	444.61
9	500–550	535	375.00–400.00	388.84
12	550–600	588	362.50–387.00	383.81
6	600–650	622	360.00–385.00	373.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	359	572.50–575.00	572.99
4	450–500	453	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	473	410.00–417.50	415.35
8	550–600	564	350.00–355.00	351.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	355	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	494	380.00–385.00	382.51
3	500–550	520	350.00–355.00	353.40
8	550–600	575	305.00–340.00	331.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	421	490.00	490.00
12	550–600	556	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	650.00	650.00
2	250–300	288	650.00	650.00
3	300–350	345	625.00	625.00
2	450–500	498	475.00	475.00
6	500–550	544	400.00–425.00	404.10
5	600–650	615	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	618	382.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	355	622.50	622.50
26	400–450	401	582.50–585.00	583.08
10	500–550	526	485.00–497.50	491.01
7	650–700	689	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	627.50–655.00	637.47
6	300–350	340	615.00	615.00
6	350–400	391	540.00–575.00	562.62
59	400–450	423	485.00–506.00	501.99
26	450–500	485	520.00–537.50	528.51
63	500–550	534	447.50–460.00	450.08
54	550–600	570	420.00–440.00	428.29
10	600–650	643	385.00–395.00	392.07
11	650–700	653	407.50–423.00	420.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	450–500	492	460.00–485.00	468.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	440.00–465.00	452.41
4	500–550	540	400.00–440.00	409.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	550.00	550.00
4	450–500	450	560.00	560.00
3	550–600	552	460.00	460.00
3	600–650	612	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	235.00–310.00	273.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	350.00	350.00

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	5	—	1,248	183.00	183.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	195.00–230.00	211.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	191.00–191.50	191.28
6	—	1,773	173.00–187.00	182.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,139	139.00–145.00	141.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,590	158.50–160.00	158.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,120	152.00–169.00	162.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,250	165.50–174.00	170.04
10	—	1,297	155.00–168.00	164.00

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.