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'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Nov 19
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 340▲ 293 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 184 vs last sale 212▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 47▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher and feeder heifers under 500 pounds sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher while heifers weighing over 500 pounds sold 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 8.00 higher with light offerings compared to last week, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower also on a light test. Demand was good with moderate bidding with the supply this week being light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $402.51/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 3 of 17 comparable sales and sits −16.29 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$402.51
90 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,293
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.15
vs UT average
−7.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570403.022,29988
Medium and Large 2540380.002,0522thin
One grade step is worth $23.02/cwt here — about $247 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 sale90 hd
402.51
—
UT average3 barns · 419 hd
404.66
−2.15
National average185 barns · 23,076 hd
410.08
−7.57
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
−16.29
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—Average1,547161.802,5033thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286142.031,82613
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,059129.221,36812

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)1,375$2,8001thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1348455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5832
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362453.85/cwt430.00–500.001,6433
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422361.89/cwt350.00–385.001,5273
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440439.93/cwt420.00–460.001,9368
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6802
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1498438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,18111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0522
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545404.19/cwt395.00–430.002,20326
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581402.53/cwt380.00–409.002,33962
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624384.13/cwt377.50–390.002,39710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658347.43/cwt330.00–365.002,2862
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765305.77/cwt302.50–312.502,3393
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1803310.36/cwt272.50–313.002,49232
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1291440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2804
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334393.15/cwt390.00–400.001,3133
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5568
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2411385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5824
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422416.24/cwt415.00–420.001,7578
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476387.17/cwt365.00–410.001,84319
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,81837
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4393
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,170169.74/cwt150.00–190.001,9862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,3532
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,9953
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2437385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6825
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1503365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8362
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580346.78/cwt340.00–360.002,0113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,2861
Bulls——1,583165.20/cwt161.00–169.002,6152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed925150.88/cwt148.00–155.001,3962
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,040162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,6901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078130.73/cwt120.00–140.001,4097
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,096137.03/cwt133.00–140.001,5025
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103111.26/cwt100.00–117.501,2273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,456142.68/cwt138.00–150.002,0777
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1853255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1752
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2903168.99/cwt165.00–175.001,5262
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1910220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0023
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,126186.74/cwt182.50–200.002,1034
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.