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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Nov 5
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,011 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 958▲ 1,011 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 155▲ 253 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 19▲ 71 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. However on the 500lbs steers and heifers, there was steady to higher under tones noticed. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling steady to 2.00 higher 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 $373.69/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −45.11 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$373.69
142 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,047
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$56.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.65
vs UT average
−45.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544379.162,063124
Medium and Large 1-2574341.091,95813thin
Medium and Large 2569322.941,8385thin
One grade step is worth $56.22/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale142 hd
373.69
—
UT average3 barns · 478 hd
404.35
−30.65
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−45.41
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
−45.11
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—High1,684175.802,96116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,224155.581,90352
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,448145.232,1036thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,096145.081,58985

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
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,389$2,70720
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,418$2,6506
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,162$2,5007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,153$2,4002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,340$2,3156
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,423$3,1002thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265364.53/cwt340.00–390.009662
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed272516.26/cwt510.00–522.501,40414
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1293466.71/cwt465.00–475.001,36711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1311499.62/cwt485.00–510.001,5544
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366454.37/cwt452.50–465.001,66313
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed393497.50/cwt497.50–497.501,9553
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy402488.33/cwt485.00–490.001,9636
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434452.05/cwt445.00–465.001,96264
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435388.14/cwt380.00–405.001,6883
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy461485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473423.42/cwt410.00–435.002,00362
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477376.62/cwt365.00–400.001,7963
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,89612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533375.99/cwt362.50–385.002,00483
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy550467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,5715
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569374.19/cwt365.00–385.002,12936
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569322.94/cwt320.00–325.001,8385
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574341.09/cwt340.00–342.001,95813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy604352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,1264
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631332.43/cwt320.00–338.002,09852
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660343.50/cwt334.00–347.002,26743
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2662305.06/cwt300.00–315.002,0193
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy704323.50/cwt323.50–323.502,2777
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723294.95/cwt290.00–300.002,1325
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1994215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1378
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1256427.07/cwt410.00–435.001,09321
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed290475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3789
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy292460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,34312
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2298405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2072
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328454.20/cwt450.00–455.001,49012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368412.83/cwt400.00–435.001,51925
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed409412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,6877
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418335.32/cwt315.00–345.001,4023
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435396.11/cwt385.00–405.001,72342
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2447377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,6877
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467381.47/cwt370.00–385.001,78153
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492359.05/cwt357.50–360.001,7678
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy503390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517334.69/cwt320.00–345.001,73022
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7896
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571323.50/cwt320.00–330.001,84751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6902
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616321.76/cwt315.00–327.501,98223
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666284.98/cwt275.00–295.001,8985
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2697270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8823
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9942
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777263.39/cwt260.00–265.002,0473
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1897227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0413
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910224.95/cwt220.00–230.002,0472
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2282
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,008190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1289458.37/cwt450.00–475.001,3253
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1334463.11/cwt450.00–470.001,5473
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed335491.67/cwt490.00–495.001,6473
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed357485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,73111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383439.90/cwt435.00–445.001,6856
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405416.67/cwt407.50–435.001,6883
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6802
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1602279.99/cwt275.00–310.001,6867
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323230.00/cwt230.00–230.007432
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415237.65/cwt225.00–250.009862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,496165.56/cwt160.00–167.502,4774
Bulls——1,745177.34/cwt177.00–178.003,0953
Bulls——1,748179.83/cwt178.00–182.003,1439
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,047157.05/cwt151.00–177.501,64439
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085115.34/cwt112.50–125.001,25111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153141.08/cwt121.00–150.001,62735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210151.85/cwt139.00–157.501,83742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259173.41/cwt166.00–178.002,1838
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,365162.50/cwt162.50–162.502,2182
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448145.23/cwt135.00–156.002,1036
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4233,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1622,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,3631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,315.49/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3156
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3892,707.34/head2,550.00–2,900.002,70720
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4182,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6506
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2411
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988238.90/cwt225.00–255.002,3602
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,124201.12/cwt190.00–215.002,26111

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.