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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Jan 21

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

316 head

▼ 389 vs last sale 705▲ 316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 94▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 10▲ 22 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 1.00 to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold too light to trend. Trade was active with a good demand and a moderate supply.

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 $441.76/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 14 of 17 comparable sales and sits +22.95 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.

Average price

$441.76

109 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$15.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.00

vs UT average

−23.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	443.63	2,465	96
Medium and Large 2	551	427.88	2,357	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.75/cwt here — about $108 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 sale109 hd

441.76

—

UT average3 barns · 316 hd

451.76

−10.00

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−23.57

This barn, trailing median17 sales

418.80

+22.95

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	1,851	166.33	3,078	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	150.54	1,580	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	148.71	1,997	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	148.31	2,229	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,269	$3,059	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,085	$2,450	1thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	647.70/cwt	630.00–655.00	2,086	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	355	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,166	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	518.13/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,026	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,096	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	485.74/cwt	482.50–500.00	2,234	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	453.06/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,161	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	471.02/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,407	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,363	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	429.94/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,485	64
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,313	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	402.11/cwt	387.50–409.00	2,565	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,704	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,665	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	535.00/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,792	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,497	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	367	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,890	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	478.91/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,849	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	437.26/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,697	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	451.53/cwt	435.00–457.50	1,987	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	458.28/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,108	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	432.53/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,098	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	414.85/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,141	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	371.94/cwt	347.50–382.50	2,098	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	361.41/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,248	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	345.95/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,290	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	336.63/cwt	331.00–342.50	2,441	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	153.81/cwt	145.00–162.50	2,392	2
Bulls	—	—	2,048	174.67/cwt	174.00–176.00	3,577	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	980	160.14/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,569	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	146.61/cwt	135.00–152.50	1,580	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	149.10/cwt	144.00–152.50	1,989	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,123	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	148.31/cwt	140.00–166.00	2,229	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	3,059.42/head	2,850.00–3,125.00	3,059	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	204.24/cwt	190.00–220.00	2,087	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,359	2

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 Jan 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 705Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	630.00–655.00	647.70
5	350–400	391	510.00–520.00	518.13
6	400–450	413	507.50	507.50
20	450–500	460	482.50–500.00	485.74
32	500–550	511	460.00–485.00	471.02
64	550–600	578	420.00–440.00	429.94
38	600–650	638	387.50–409.00	402.11
16	650–700	688	393.00	393.00
10	700–750	730	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	610.00	610.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	440.00–465.00	453.06
10	500–550	537	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	597	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	520.00–550.00	535.00
10	350–400	386	470.00–485.00	478.91
12	400–450	440	435.00–457.50	451.53
3	450–500	460	455.00–460.00	458.28
6	500–550	516	405.00–430.00	414.85
7	550–600	564	347.50–382.50	371.94
14	600–650	622	360.00–370.00	361.41
8	650–700	662	335.00–347.50	345.95
4	700–750	725	331.00–342.50	336.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	447.00	447.00
2	350–400	388	425.00–450.00	437.26
2	450–500	485	430.00–435.00	432.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	367	515.00	515.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	145.00–162.50	153.81
3	—	2,048	174.00–176.00	174.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,334	144.00–152.50	149.10
1	—	1,495	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,503	140.00–166.00	148.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,078	135.00–152.50	146.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	980	155.00–171.00	160.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,269	2,850.00–3,125.00	3,059.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	223.00	223.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,022	190.00–220.00	204.24

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.