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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Apr 22

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 70▼ 25 vs year ago 173 · −14.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 69▲ 3 vs year ago 49 · +6.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 31▲ 25 vs year ago 4 · +625.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle to light to trend. With Boning cows sold 4.00 lower, while breakers and lean cows sold to light to trend. With high yielding slaughter bulls selling steady to 1.00 higher on a light test. With sheep and goat selling to light to test. Trade was active with a good demand and a light 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 $487.50/cwt on 47 head, up $44.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 17 comparable sales and sits +68.69 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.

Average price

$487.50

▲ 44.21 vs prior sale

47 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$496

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

$106.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.30

vs UT average

+8.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	492.04	2,500	45
Medium and Large 2	520	385.24	2,003	2thin

One grade step is worth $106.80/cwt here — about $496 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 sale47 hd

487.50

—

UT average3 barns · 144 hd

478.19

+9.30

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+8.47

This barn, trailing median17 sales

418.80

+68.69

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	1,963	205.62	4,036	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	180.80	2,007	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	179.14	2,232	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	176.09	2,929	4thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,347	146.78	1,977	10

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,520	$3,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,452	$3,639	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,380	$3,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,050	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	516.06/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,662	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,238	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,364	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	492.04/cwt	483.00–492.50	2,500	45
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	385.24/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,003	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	426.23/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,715	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,828	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	397.42/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,746	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,678	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,852	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,818	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,028	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,078	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	386.41/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,210	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	378.62/cwt	357.50–385.00	2,355	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,363	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,514	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,203	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,658	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,559	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,445	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,913	206.57/cwt	202.00–214.00	3,952	7
Bulls	—	—	2,310	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,597	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	785	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,476	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,132	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	179.14/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,232	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	180.45/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,736	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,105	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,431	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	146.78/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,977	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	3,563.51/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,564	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,498	3,643.55/head	3,450.00–3,800.00	3,644	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,534	3,842.36/head	3,800.00–3,975.00	3,842	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	210.01/cwt	205.00–220.00	2,329	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,609	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 Apr 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 70Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 69Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 31Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	500.00–525.00	516.06
1	350–400	395	530.00	530.00
8	400–450	405	552.50	552.50
3	450–500	485	487.50	487.50
45	500–550	508	483.00–492.50	492.04
12	600–650	637	415.00–430.00	426.23
4	650–700	691	390.00–405.00	397.42
1	900–950	900	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	360.00–410.00	385.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	490.00	490.00
7	400–450	427	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	475	437.50	437.50
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
7	550–600	572	385.00–395.00	386.41
16	600–650	622	357.50–385.00	378.62
1	650–700	655	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	745	337.50	337.50
11	800–850	803	331.00	331.00
1	850–900	875	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	435.00	435.00
2	750–800	773	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	455	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	615	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,534	3,800.00–3,975.00	3,842.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,410	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,563.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,380	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,498	3,450.00–3,800.00	3,643.55

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	5	—	1,109	205.00–220.00	210.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	235.00	235.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	3,150.00	3,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,516	177.00–184.00	180.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,246	170.00–184.00	179.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,310	199.00	199.00
7	—	1,913	202.00–214.00	206.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,347	135.00–160.00	146.78

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.