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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Dec 3

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

312 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 293▲ 312 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 28▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 15▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No tend available due to the Thanksgiving holiday last week.

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 $378.07/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −40.73 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.

Average price

$378.07

26 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$46.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.43

vs UT average

−51.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	381.66	2,082	24
Medium and Large 2	560	335.00	1,876	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.66/cwt here — about $206 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 sale26 hd

378.07

—

UT average2 barns · 129 hd

391.50

−13.43

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−51.08

This barn, trailing median17 sales

418.80

−40.73

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	—	Low	1,826	169.14	3,088	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	140.05	1,895	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	136.27	1,816	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	128.26	1,520	25
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	120.51	1,751	3thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	543.17/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,456	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	397.70/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,233	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	499.24/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,647	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	471.50/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,745	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	435.46/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,816	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,116	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	416.44/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,932	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	394.02/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,037	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	372.83/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,110	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	378.35/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,338	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	339.53/cwt	315.00–357.50	2,098	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,339	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	359.00/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,456	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	338.30/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,503	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,293	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	312.21/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,523	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,115	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	298	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,073	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,102	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	433.57/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,439	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	396.70/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,519	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	397.32/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,665	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	424	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,802	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	380.12/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,657	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	365.24/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,731	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	341.71/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,808	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,572	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	342.60/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,949	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	349.91/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,145	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	314.94/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,968	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,831	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,455	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,403	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,922	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,793	162.13/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,907	5
Bulls	—	—	1,838	171.84/cwt	169.00–175.00	3,158	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,101	155.93/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,717	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	114.01/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,292	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	130.20/cwt	117.50–139.00	1,552	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	136.27/cwt	130.50–139.00	1,816	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	138.37/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,857	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	2,115	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	3,109	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	120.51/cwt	112.50–130.00	1,751	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	189.19/cwt	185.00–192.50	2,134	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,821	1

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 293Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 0

No tend available due to the Thanksgiving holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	332	410.00–445.00	433.57
3	350–400	383	390.00–400.00	396.70
18	400–450	419	390.00–410.00	397.32
20	450–500	474	360.00–380.00	365.24
6	500–550	529	335.00–345.00	341.71
15	550–600	569	335.00–350.00	342.60
13	600–650	613	330.00–355.00	349.91
5	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
15	750–800	792	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	360.00	360.00
6	300–350	329	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	436	360.00–385.00	380.12
3	500–550	533	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	625	307.50–322.50	314.94
3	650–700	672	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	540.00–550.00	543.17
7	300–350	330	495.00–505.00	499.24
3	350–400	370	460.00–495.00	471.50
8	400–450	417	425.00–450.00	435.46
7	450–500	464	405.00–425.00	416.44
10	500–550	517	385.00–405.00	394.02
14	550–600	566	365.00–385.00	372.83
9	600–650	618	370.00–385.00	378.35
27	650–700	684	357.50–370.00	359.00
18	700–750	740	337.50–345.00	338.30
3	750–800	758	302.50	302.50
9	800–850	808	310.00–320.00	312.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	460.00–470.00	465.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	385.00–410.00	397.70
2	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	618	315.00–357.50	339.53
2	650–700	683	340.00–345.00	342.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	763	310.00–320.00	314.92
2	1000–1050	1,025	187.50	187.50

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	3	—	1,128	185.00–192.50	189.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	110.00–117.50	114.01
22	—	1,192	117.50–139.00	130.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,333	130.50–139.00	136.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,342	125.00–149.00	138.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	150.00–175.00	155.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,115	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	112.50–130.00	120.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,793	157.00–165.00	162.13
13	—	1,838	169.00–175.00	171.84

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.