Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-01-14

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Jan 14
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
705 head
▲ 290 vs last sale 415▲ 705 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 55▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 10 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 unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold too light to trend. Trade was active with a 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 $457.51/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 16 of 17 comparable sales and sits +38.71 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$457.51
91 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,520
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$0.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.26
vs UT average
−14.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554457.542,53478
Medium and Large 2533457.302,43613thin
One grade step is worth $0.24/cwt here — about $98 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 sale91 hd
457.51
—
UT average3 barns · 525 hd
444.25
+13.26
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−14.47
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
+38.71
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—Low1,560154.502,4102thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,339151.032,02236
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,135145.791,65514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,365145.481,9868thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1353567.52/cwt565.00–575.002,0034
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1402529.16/cwt510.00–530.002,12724
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2448455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0382
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468482.38/cwt475.00–485.002,2584
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514504.14/cwt495.00–520.002,59132
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517476.49/cwt472.50–485.002,46310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy569442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,5187
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584422.01/cwt412.50–430.002,46539
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585393.33/cwt390.00–400.002,3013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632414.49/cwt400.00–425.002,62012
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677415.74/cwt402.00–422.002,81593
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1741365.88/cwt350.00–372.502,71187
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772350.10/cwt347.00–352.502,70329
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1806337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,7206
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1949288.50/cwt288.50–288.502,7386
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,110285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,1643
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,168245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,8622
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0542
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed348515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355492.39/cwt485.00–500.001,7482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358531.27/cwt530.00–535.001,90216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed415485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432427.40/cwt425.00–435.001,8464
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436461.26/cwt450.00–475.002,0119
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476442.79/cwt440.00–445.002,1087
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482391.61/cwt375.00–400.001,8883
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy499480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3955
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519454.90/cwt442.50–460.002,36116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530409.00/cwt400.00–417.502,1682
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2516
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0653
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3564
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629379.99/cwt375.00–395.002,39044
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639347.96/cwt342.50–365.002,2238
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671372.48/cwt355.00–377.502,49929
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724330.82/cwt315.00–337.502,39519
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763333.30/cwt328.50–335.002,54357
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865289.97/cwt280.00–295.002,5083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,5152
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1609407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,4824
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,460131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,9131
Bulls——1,660178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,9551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112142.45/cwt132.50–146.001,5848
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,166150.25/cwt150.25–150.251,7526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,201173.57/cwt172.00–174.002,0855
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,361147.39/cwt140.00–150.002,00631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365145.48/cwt144.00–150.001,9868
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005225.03/cwt217.50–235.002,2622
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125210.88/cwt209.00–215.002,3724

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.