Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-03-11

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Mar 11
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 249▲ 232 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 44▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 1▲ 9 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 unevenly steady, with a strong demand for large groups, with feeder heifers selling sharply lower on calves and yearlings. While boning slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, with lean cows selling 12.00 higher, with slaughter bulls sold to light test. Trade was active with a good demand and a moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $443.28/cwt on 35 head, up $36.53 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 17 comparable sales and sits +24.48 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$443.28
▲ 36.53 vs prior sale
35 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,439
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−9.43
vs UT average
−28.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550443.282,43935
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale35 hd
443.28
—
UT average3 barns · 220 hd
452.72
−9.43
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−28.92
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
+24.48
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—High1,657179.122,9683thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,234171.312,1148thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,120156.141,7493thin

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)1,541$3,1605
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,425$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,578$3,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$2,2001thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,7211
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332576.89/cwt570.00–580.001,9153
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363552.50/cwt552.50–552.502,0062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1488467.54/cwt465.00–470.002,2824
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,40112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565434.56/cwt425.00–450.002,45523
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683403.86/cwt395.00–405.002,75852
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3021
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1813355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,88658
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8551
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1929329.50/cwt329.50–329.503,06116
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,100256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,8161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8106
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8394
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469414.96/cwt400.00–420.001,9469
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9391
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,6391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,3721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,605145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,3271
Bulls——1,683196.18/cwt195.50–197.003,3022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165169.21/cwt168.50–170.001,9712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234171.31/cwt169.00–173.502,1148
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5413,160.29/head2,700.00–3,400.003,1605
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5783,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002

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.