Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull 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 | 1,830 | 84.18 | 1,541 | 30 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,397 | 65.64 | 917 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,349 | 62.10 | 838 | 18 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,343 | 53.97 | 725 | 2thin |
Every lot, as filed
6 lots · USDA AMS · Basin Livestock Market - Ballard, UTNothing 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 |
|---|
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,343 | 53.97/cwt | 52.00–56.00 | 725 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,397 | 65.64/cwt | 64.50–67.00 | 917 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,349 | 62.10/cwt | 60.00–64.00 | 838 | 18 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,771 | 83.43/cwt | 79.00–87.00 | 1,478 | 19 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,050 | 90.27/cwt | 89.00–93.50 | 1,851 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,620 | 72.74/cwt | 72.00–74.00 | 1,178 | 3 |
How this sale compares
Utah weighted averagesOne 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.