Sale reports / Utah / Basin Livestock Market / 2020-07-31

Basin Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Ballard, Utah · Fri, Jul 31
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2379
Jul 17Jul 31latest
Receipts
54 head
2 vs last sale 52 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter Cattle sold with a firm market undertone, but not enough comparable entries to develop an accurate market trend.

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
BullsAverage1,80288.471,59416
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29464.9684015
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04263.5666212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59862.0699211

Every lot, as filed

9 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,04963.19/cwt62.00–65.506637
CowsLean 85-90%97360.27/cwt60.00–61.005863
CowsLean 85-90%1,12369.76/cwt69.50–70.007832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59862.06/cwt60.00–66.0099211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31664.71/cwt63.50–66.508527
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29568.74/cwt68.00–70.008904
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25461.61/cwt61.00–62.007734
Bulls1,83290.55/cwt88.00–92.501,65910
Bulls1,75384.99/cwt83.00–86.501,4906

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.