Name: Basin Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.94/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$130.94

15 head · 713 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.57

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	713	130.94	934	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

130.94

—

UT average4 barns · 240 hd

124.37

+6.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,540	76.22	1,174	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,518	61.03	927	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,309	60.50	792	15

Every lot, as filed

17 lots · USDA AMS · Basin Livestock Market - Ballard, UT

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.26/cwt	123.00–131.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	122.53/cwt	117.50–125.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.72/cwt	120.00–148.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	994	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	59.89/cwt	58.00–62.00	770	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	64.48/cwt	64.00–65.00	941	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,553	60.05/cwt	57.00–64.00	933	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	70.80/cwt	69.00–73.00	830	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	85.58/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,423	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	69.98/cwt	60.00–76.00	1,020	3

How this sale compares

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.

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