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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Mar 4

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

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Feeder Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 159▲ 249 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 36▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 1 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. While boning slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, with breaker and lean cows selling 10.00 to 18.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling steady on a light test. 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 $406.75/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 5 of 17 comparable sales and sits −12.05 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.

Average price

$406.75

15 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$56.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.08

vs UT average

−68.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	421.94	2,179	11thin
Medium and Large 2	504	365.00	1,840	4thin

One grade step is worth $56.94/cwt here — about $339 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 sale15 hd

406.75

—

UT average3 barns · 89 hd

451.83

−45.08

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−68.81

This barn, trailing median17 sales

418.80

−12.05

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	1,681	194.01	3,261	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	169.23	2,051	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	163.55	2,425	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	157.14	1,614	12
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,225	215.00	2,634	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,513	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,721	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,036	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	559.88/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,105	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	511.20/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,121	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,129	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,088	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	480.07/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,314	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	504	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,840	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	425.13/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,164	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,301	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	391.02/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,358	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	630	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,552	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	346.69/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,184	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	371.38/cwt	357.50–385.00	2,447	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,682	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	356.58/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,714	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,905	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,412	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,741	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,784	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,576	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	363	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,978	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	492.88/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,834	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,867	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	455.88/cwt	437.50–465.00	1,901	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,672	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	405.50/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,894	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,287	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	430.41/cwt	407.50–435.00	2,169	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	342.46/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,839	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,289	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	350.84/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,031	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,132	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	358.47/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,269	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,449	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,421	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,371	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	323.27/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,509	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,973	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,098	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	352.47/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,390	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,225	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,634	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,310	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,980	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	181.59/cwt	170.00–187.50	2,786	6
Bulls	—	—	1,759	196.58/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,458	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	157.14/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,614	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	169.23/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,051	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	163.55/cwt	161.00–167.50	2,425	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,048	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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 159Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	248	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	255	675.00	675.00
10	300–350	331	615.00	615.00
20	350–400	376	550.00–570.00	559.88
4	400–450	415	510.00–515.00	511.20
6	450–500	482	475.00–485.00	480.07
10	500–550	509	410.00–435.00	425.13
1	550–600	590	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	603	385.00–395.00	391.02
6	650–700	659	357.50–385.00	371.38
7	700–750	745	360.00	360.00
18	750–800	761	345.00–367.00	356.58
8	850–900	857	339.00	339.00
1	900–950	910	265.00	265.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	480	435.00	435.00
4	500–550	504	365.00	365.00
6	600–650	630	345.00–355.00	346.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	545.00	545.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	678	345.00–360.00	352.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
7	300–350	305	585.00	585.00
7	350–400	372	490.00–500.00	492.88
3	400–450	417	437.50–465.00	455.88
6	450–500	484	472.50	472.50
6	500–550	504	407.50–435.00	430.41
8	550–600	555	412.50	412.50
3	600–650	633	345.00–385.00	358.47
3	650–700	682	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	713	330.00–335.00	332.47
7	750–800	776	317.50–327.50	323.27
2	850–900	868	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	385	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	410	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	467	390.00–427.50	405.50
3	500–550	537	337.50–345.00	342.46
6	550–600	579	345.00–355.00	350.84
7	600–650	618	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	400.00	400.00
13	650–700	669	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	545.00	545.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00

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	1	—	975	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,534	170.00–187.50	181.59
16	—	1,759	192.00–200.00	196.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	161.00–167.50	163.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,212	167.00–175.00	169.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,027	155.00–169.00	157.14

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.