Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-09-02

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Sep 2
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
▲ 278 vs last sale 223▲ 175 vs year ago 326 · +53.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 55▼ 1 vs year ago 36 · −2.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. While slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling to light too test. With no trend available on sheep and goats due to too few comparable sales. Trade was active with a good demand with 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 $342.54/cwt on 35 head, down $55.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −76.26 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$342.54
▼ 55.87 vs prior sale
35 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,905
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−27.90
vs UT average
−28.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556342.541,90535
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
342.54
—
UT average3 barns · 150 hd
370.44
−27.90
National average157 barns · 5,984 hd
371.39
−28.85
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
−76.26
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—High1,622183.202,9714thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,338147.341,97113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,567145.002,2726thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,066144.581,5408thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1292517.36/cwt515.00–535.001,51137
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331517.49/cwt505.00–527.501,71310
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6743
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367499.33/cwt489.50–503.001,833116
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420436.07/cwt435.00–442.501,83162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3963
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461449.93/cwt435.00–458.002,0748
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,0309
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528347.11/cwt340.00–350.001,83316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy560355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9882
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582336.78/cwt325.00–337.501,96017
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612360.40/cwt352.50–361.002,20614
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669339.27/cwt332.00–347.502,27016
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,5463
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245340.00/cwt340.00–340.008332
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288457.05/cwt455.00–457.501,3165
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313463.29/cwt445.00–465.001,45048
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,73926
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380428.37/cwt417.50–440.001,6289
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431396.65/cwt389.00–402.501,7105
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2448325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4562
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490348.65/cwt340.00–355.001,70818
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573334.13/cwt320.00–340.001,91510
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3243
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1963224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,1579
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,330189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,5141
Bulls——1,718182.90/cwt181.00–185.003,1422
Bulls——1,720178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,0621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed938177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6652
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108133.60/cwt117.50–142.501,4806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338147.34/cwt145.00–149.001,97113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,567145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2726

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.