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

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Sep 9
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
271 head
▼ 230 vs last sale 501▼ 106 vs year ago 377 · −28.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 35▼ 31 vs year ago 65 · −47.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. While slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower on a light test, with slaughter bulls selling to light too test. Trade was active with a good demand with a moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.99/cwt on 13 head, up $40.86 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 15 comparable sales and sits −5.57 against this barn's trailing median of $380.56.
Average price
$374.99
▲ 40.86 vs prior sale
13 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,960
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+21.62
vs UT average
+37.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523374.991,96013thin
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 sale13 hd
374.99
—
UT average3 barns · 44 hd
353.36
+21.62
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
+37.20
This barn, trailing median15 sales
380.56
−5.57
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

15 sales
448405363320median 380.5603/0404/1509/0210/0710/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $433.70, low $334.13, median $380.56 across 15 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—Average1,743171.052,9812thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,314142.341,87024
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,119132.381,4813thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1243520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2642
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,01829
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430450.17/cwt445.00–460.001,9363
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1492430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,16745
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525351.76/cwt335.00–385.001,8475
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574380.84/cwt374.00–387.002,18611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635367.18/cwt365.00–377.002,33216
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1761
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4092
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1761323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4584
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1301460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3857
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376414.65/cwt410.00–415.001,55914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8271
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2451375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472408.11/cwt395.00–409.501,92666
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520374.78/cwt367.00–383.001,94912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1649338.00/cwt333.00–340.002,19421
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418449.73/cwt435.00–465.001,8802
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0223
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2131
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,743171.05/cwt170.00–172.002,9812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,119132.38/cwt120.00–138.501,4813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314142.34/cwt138.50–149.001,87024
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1820230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8861
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,460141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,0594

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.