Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2026-09-16

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Sep 16
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 271▼ 252 vs year ago 449 · −56.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 34▼ 20 vs year ago 59 · −33.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. While slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $420.42/cwt on 65 head, up $11.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 17 comparable sales and sits +1.62 against this barn's trailing median of $418.80.
Average price
$420.42
▲ 11.23 vs prior sale
65 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,266
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+12.80
vs UT average
+17.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539420.422,26665
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 sale65 hd
420.42
—
UT average3 barns · 303 hd
407.62
+12.80
National average167 barns · 12,243 hd
403.36
+17.06
This barn, trailing median17 sales
418.80
+1.62
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—High1,940174.003,3761thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,354145.301,9676thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,194144.371,72413
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,193138.501,65213

Every lot

34 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2721
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2741
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,8111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361525.04/cwt510.00–527.501,8957
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5591
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1441445.48/cwt435.00–449.001,9658
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485431.98/cwt430.00–445.002,09517
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537421.89/cwt421.00–430.002,26662
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2543
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1302480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4503
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372426.73/cwt420.00–440.001,5873
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429420.44/cwt420.00–425.001,80422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480397.05/cwt397.00–397.501,90630
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5252
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8461
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0241
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5252
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3942
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1388502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,9505
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9302
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1509372.49/cwt365.00–375.001,8964
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9491
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629320.71/cwt315.00–322.502,0174
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3551
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310240.00/cwt240.00–240.007441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,940174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,3761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193138.50/cwt125.00–145.501,65213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194144.37/cwt141.50–147.001,72413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,354145.30/cwt144.50–147.001,9676

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.