Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-02-04

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Feb 4
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
169 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 168▲ 169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 28▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 3▲ 53 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 5.00 to 9.00 higher on a light test, with feeder heifers selling too light to test on calves and yearlings. Breaker slaughter cows sold too light to test, while boning and lean slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold too light to trend, but a higher undertone was noticed. Trade was active with a good demand and a light supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $425.10/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 12 of 17 comparable sales and sits +6.30 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$425.10
44 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,281
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$459
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$100.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.04
vs UT average
−57.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532466.972,48320
Medium and Large 1-2536400.002,14417thin
Medium and Large 2552366.432,0247thin
One grade step is worth $100.54/cwt here — about $459 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 sale44 hd
425.10
—
UT average2 barns · 142 hd
455.14
−30.04
National average143 barns · 13,122 hd
483.03
−57.93
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
+6.30
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—Average1,838188.353,46124
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,392158.662,20811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,489155.592,31716
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,230146.211,7988thin
Dairy Bulls—Average1,760160.002,8161thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,499129.881,9475thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,177252.502,9723thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,456$3,58825
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,670$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,233$2,7846
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,437$2,7524thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,500$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,432$2,3683thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,195$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,740$3,4001thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,8401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1399545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,1754
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409519.07/cwt515.00–540.002,1236
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410462.23/cwt440.00–485.001,8952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1499512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,5577
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511480.35/cwt455.00–485.002,45513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,14417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0105
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570442.12/cwt425.00–445.002,5207
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,67817
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4321
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6251
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9771
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,9671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4141
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2348370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2884
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383412.52/cwt410.00–415.001,5802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8753
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430503.06/cwt500.00–505.002,1635
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,1742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467440.93/cwt435.00–445.002,05923
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9111
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy755305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3031
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8681
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0455
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1968280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,7103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,5162
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006082
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2348300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0442
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,177252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,9723
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,204211.86/cwt210.00–217.502,5515
Bulls——1,860175.97/cwt175.00–177.003,2734
Bulls——2,043183.82/cwt179.00–188.003,75515
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,225177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,1742
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,230146.21/cwt132.50–156.001,7988
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,429154.47/cwt153.00–158.002,2079
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489155.59/cwt151.00–165.002,31716
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,499129.88/cwt123.50–133.501,9475
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls——1,760160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,8161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,784.32/head2,775.00–2,825.002,7846
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4322,368.16/head2,200.00–2,600.002,3683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4372,751.78/head2,300.00–3,150.002,7524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4563,587.90/head2,625.00–3,900.003,58825
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960205.14/cwt200.00–207.501,9693
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,032234.31/cwt220.00–255.002,4187
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

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.