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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Aug 26

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

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Feeder Cattle receipts

223 head

▲ 177 vs last sale 46▲ 109 vs year ago 114 · +95.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 27▲ 6 vs year ago 49 · +12.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to too few comparable sales, except on boning slaughter cows which sold 6.00 lower on a light lest. Trade was active with a good demand with 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 $398.42/cwt on 36 head, down $18.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −20.38 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.

Average price

$398.42

▼ 18.60 vs prior sale

36 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$507

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

$67.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs UT average

+27.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	402.15	2,249	34
Medium and Large 2	520	335.00	1,742	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.15/cwt here — about $507 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 sale36 hd

398.42

—

UT average3 barns · 86 hd

395.90

+2.52

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+27.42

This barn, trailing median17 sales

418.80

−20.38

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	1,867	191.44	3,575	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	157.50	2,394	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,394	156.10	2,176	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	148.04	1,637	30

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,375	2thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	299	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,510	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,568	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	451.92/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,866	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	415.14/cwt	413.50–430.00	2,009	56
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	411.21/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,188	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	594	390.67/cwt	390.00–392.50	2,321	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,461	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,421	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,090	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	332.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,384	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,034	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,816	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,588	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,611	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,703	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	376.49/cwt	355.00–379.00	1,792	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	350.00/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,831	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	322.94/cwt	322.50–323.00	2,244	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,315	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,377	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,900	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,713	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	3,229	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	193.41/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,810	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	148.04/cwt	131.00–155.00	1,637	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	156.10/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,176	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,394	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,264	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 46Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 27Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 5

No trend available due to too few comparable sales, except on boning slaughter cows which sold 6.00 lower on a light lest. Trade was active with a good demand with a moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	299	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
14	400–450	413	435.00–455.00	451.92
56	450–500	484	413.50–430.00	415.14
19	500–550	532	405.00–415.00	411.21
15	550–600	594	390.00–392.50	390.67
1	600–650	635	387.50	387.50
4	650–700	653	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	717	330.00–340.00	332.44
1	800–850	830	245.00	245.00
2	900–950	908	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	835	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
11	350–400	394	409.00	409.00
6	400–450	434	392.50	392.50
28	450–500	476	355.00–379.00	376.49
18	500–550	523	347.50–352.50	350.00
8	650–700	695	322.50–323.00	322.94
8	800–850	848	273.00	273.00
7	850–900	887	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	372.50	372.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	187.00–190.00	188.48
3	—	1,970	192.00–195.00	193.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,106	131.00–155.00	148.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,394	154.00–157.00	156.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	227.50	227.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,050.00	3,050.00

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.