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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Oct 29
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
958 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 867▲ 958 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 126▲ 155 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 63▲ 19 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. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling 8.00 to 10.00 lower on a light test. Trade was active with good demand and a 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 $409.87/cwt on 186 head. That ranks 7 of 17 comparable sales and sits −8.94 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$409.87
186 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,279
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$284
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$49.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.62
vs UT average
−19.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557413.442,303169
Medium and Large 1-2539386.262,0828thin
Medium and Large 2555363.762,0199thin
One grade step is worth $49.68/cwt here — about $284 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 sale186 hd
409.87
—
UT average3 barns · 594 hd
399.25
+10.62
National average179 barns · 33,800 hd
429.72
−19.85
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
−8.94
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—Average1,721177.093,04721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252165.142,06745
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,481155.162,2986thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,165149.351,74011
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,520143.002,1743thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average1,287124.281,5995thin

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)1,075$2,9001thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed312610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,9033
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332540.18/cwt525.00–555.001,79310
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365427.40/cwt425.00–430.001,5602
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379547.33/cwt530.00–555.002,07418
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2396501.98/cwt500.00–505.001,9885
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424518.43/cwt505.00–530.002,19812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434449.98/cwt445.00–455.001,95318
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434423.45/cwt400.00–435.001,8385
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy472479.46/cwt477.50–480.002,2639
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482457.72/cwt442.50–465.002,20615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485425.55/cwt412.50–445.002,06433
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,3337
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530416.59/cwt405.00–432.502,20871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536358.14/cwt345.00–380.001,9206
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539386.26/cwt385.00–390.002,0828
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed576415.62/cwt412.50–417.502,39440
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586401.29/cwt385.00–409.002,35251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2243
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2402
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620401.17/cwt390.00–417.502,48717
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,32012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy652404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,63421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed652385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5103
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2679339.00/cwt337.50–340.002,3025
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683361.94/cwt350.00–371.002,47261
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713341.65/cwt322.50–352.502,4364
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763293.62/cwt287.50–310.002,24011
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1989242.26/cwt230.00–267.502,3963
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1306560.71/cwt540.00–565.001,7168
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7585
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2348350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2182
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378457.16/cwt450.00–480.001,72830
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6326
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425426.05/cwt408.00–435.001,81154
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465417.02/cwt412.50–420.001,93912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473331.13/cwt325.00–345.001,5665
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1489354.29/cwt345.00–365.001,73214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy521390.54/cwt385.00–395.002,0359
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522363.21/cwt350.00–375.001,89623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538323.80/cwt315.00–345.001,74221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559361.39/cwt330.00–377.502,02030
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632343.03/cwt335.00–363.002,16841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673323.46/cwt300.00–330.002,1776
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733249.98/cwt245.00–255.001,8322
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9393
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1928254.96/cwt250.00–260.002,3662
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2972
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy300610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,8304
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330498.97/cwt495.00–500.001,6475
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1394506.67/cwt505.00–510.001,9963
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2397475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8863
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422478.36/cwt475.00–485.002,0193
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1488335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6353
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557345.76/cwt340.00–357.501,9266
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5403
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2544305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6599
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413314.73/cwt300.00–330.001,3002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,668175.10/cwt170.00–177.002,92112
Bulls——1,791179.75/cwt178.00–181.753,2199
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,108153.70/cwt150.00–155.001,7036
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,234179.75/cwt170.00–182.002,2188
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,234144.14/cwt127.50–154.001,7795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248160.40/cwt155.00–169.002,00233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481155.16/cwt155.00–156.002,2986
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,287124.28/cwt111.00–133.001,5995
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,520143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,1743
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,027227.38/cwt220.00–265.002,3356
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,146204.33/cwt195.00–212.502,34210
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.