Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-08-19

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Aug 19
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 91▼ 160 vs year ago 206 · −77.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 25▼ 7 vs year ago 34 · −20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to too few comparable sales. Trade was active with a good demand with 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 $407.47/cwt on 8 head, down $9.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 17 comparable sales and sits −11.33 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$407.47
▼ 9.55 vs prior sale
8 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,244
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−3.44
vs UT average
+10.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551407.472,2448thin
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 sale8 hd
407.47
—
UT average3 barns · 89 hd
410.91
−3.44
National average147 barns · 5,729 hd
396.78
+10.69
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
−11.33
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—High1,792189.573,3985thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,463164.562,4083thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,295162.462,10415
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,050160.001,6801thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,372205.002,8133thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$2,3001thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1141
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535416.63/cwt415.00–420.002,2296
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1598380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2722
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy600380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634336.18/cwt325.00–340.002,1314
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,3813
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1395377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,4911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412414.90/cwt405.00–427.501,7096
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6452
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5761
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565337.50/cwt320.00–355.001,9072
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0701
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1193
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7552
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1901
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1940252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,3741
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3972
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,372205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,8133
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,440187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,7001
Bulls——1,838195.87/cwt192.50–199.003,6002
Bulls——1,923184.30/cwt180.00–187.503,5442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295162.46/cwt152.00–168.502,10415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,463164.56/cwt161.00–167.502,4083
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.