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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Feb 18

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

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Feeder Cattle receipts

206 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 89▲ 206 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 34▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 14▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Demand was good with a light to 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 $402.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 3 of 17 comparable sales and sits −16.80 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.

Average price

$402.00

5 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$65.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−73.05

vs UT average

−85.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	428.33	2,350	3thin
Medium and Large 2	543	362.50	1,967	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.83/cwt here — about $384 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

402.00

—

UT average3 barns · 98 hd

475.05

−73.05

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−85.35

This barn, trailing median17 sales

418.80

−16.80

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	—	Average	1,726	198.73	3,429	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	167.57	2,552	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,503	165.98	2,495	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	153.05	1,459	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,422	137.21	1,951	3thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,313	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,508	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	373.37/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,483	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	353.04/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,775	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	351.15/cwt	335.00–354.00	2,953	61
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,019	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,134	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	426.22/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,330	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	532.46/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,709	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	474.88/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,042	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,297	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,545	33
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,901	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,205	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,478	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,420	215.64/cwt	190.00–252.50	3,062	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	3,301	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	189.54/cwt	184.50–195.50	3,664	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	153.05/cwt	147.50–159.00	1,459	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,503	165.98/cwt	163.00–167.50	2,495	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	167.57/cwt	166.50–168.50	2,552	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	137.21/cwt	135.00–138.50	1,951	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	206.73/cwt	195.00–210.00	2,644	4

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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 89Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 0

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Demand was good with a light to moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	415.00–450.00	426.22
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	525.00–550.00	532.46
4	400–450	430	470.00–480.00	474.88
1	500–550	520	420.00	420.00
28	600–650	647	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	675	355.00	355.00
33	750–800	769	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	570	425.00	425.00
8	600–650	627	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	665	370.00–375.00	373.37
1	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
17	750–800	786	352.00–370.00	353.04
61	800–850	841	335.00–354.00	351.15
1	850–900	875	345.00	345.00
7	950–1000	987	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	585.00	585.00
2	400–450	415	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	450	490.00	490.00
2	650–700	698	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	192.50	192.50
3	—	1,933	184.50–195.50	189.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	190.00–252.50	215.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	163.00–167.50	165.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	166.50–168.50	167.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	147.50–159.00	153.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,422	135.00–138.50	137.21

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	4	—	1,279	195.00–210.00	206.73

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.