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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Oct 22
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
867 head
▲ 388 vs last sale 479▲ 867 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 129▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 57▲ 63 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 lower on calves and yearlings except 400 to 500 lbs. heifers sold as much as 16.00 high and 700lbs steers sold 8.00 higher. Slaughter cow sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold with a higher undertone on limited offerings. Trade was active with good demand and heavy supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $440.52/cwt on 193 head. That ranks 14 of 17 comparable sales and sits +21.72 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$440.52
193 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,435
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.52
vs UT average
−17.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552443.092,445183
Medium and Large 1-2553405.002,2405thin
Medium and Large 2587381.962,2425thin
One grade step is worth $61.13/cwt here — about $202 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 sale193 hd
440.52
—
UT average3 barns · 782 hd
471.04
−30.52
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−17.62
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
+21.72
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—High1,864185.433,45618
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,112177.341,97231
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,327171.522,27637
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,662159.482,6517thin

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)1,393$3,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,345$3,1002thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed391570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,22922
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1393506.29/cwt500.00–512.501,9902
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy411572.50/cwt572.50–572.502,35311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423541.41/cwt530.00–560.002,29035
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426508.20/cwt500.00–512.502,16512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442487.51/cwt485.00–490.002,1558
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469465.01/cwt460.00–470.002,1814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,93618
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478495.87/cwt482.50–507.502,37075
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed517485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,50714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534449.51/cwt430.00–460.002,40075
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2405
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571431.72/cwt422.00–445.002,46594
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2587381.96/cwt380.00–385.002,2425
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617413.43/cwt407.50–418.002,55116
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669385.13/cwt377.50–393.002,57719
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed675397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,68012
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720372.38/cwt360.00–375.002,68119
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760333.12/cwt332.50–340.002,53212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1284587.49/cwt580.00–590.001,6684
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed322600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9325
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328558.74/cwt545.00–570.001,8335
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed364516.73/cwt515.00–517.001,88123
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1394478.31/cwt460.00–482.501,8857
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7782
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy403495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9952
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2411306.26/cwt305.00–310.001,2594
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427475.07/cwt465.00–487.502,02940
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432426.27/cwt420.00–435.001,8419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468439.35/cwt425.00–447.502,05649
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482384.91/cwt380.00–400.001,85516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,98911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526398.47/cwt380.00–405.002,09628
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538365.07/cwt350.00–375.001,9644
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569364.47/cwt350.00–385.002,07445
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633328.78/cwt320.00–355.002,0814
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667372.67/cwt345.00–392.502,4867
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3136
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317622.00/cwt622.00–622.001,9725
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy355625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,2192
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363533.83/cwt530.00–545.001,9384
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0414
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1403397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,6024
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3094
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3994
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8623
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,809184.76/cwt182.50–186.503,34214
Bulls——2,056187.78/cwt187.00–189.003,8614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008149.53/cwt146.00–159.001,5076
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,137184.01/cwt165.50–197.502,09225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314173.47/cwt171.00–175.002,27927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,362166.26/cwt163.00–168.002,26410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,662159.48/cwt155.00–164.002,6517
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,174185.87/cwt185.00–188.002,18210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,182195.79/cwt193.00–198.002,31422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,256191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,3995
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,319182.64/cwt175.00–186.002,4097
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3453,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3933,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2821
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2976227.72/cwt220.00–230.002,2238

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.