Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, light weight feeder steers and heifers weighing less than 600 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Heavier weight categories sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.65/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$142.65

143 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.14

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	641	142.65	915	143

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 sale143 hd

142.65

—

UT average2 barns · 396 hd

147.79

−5.14

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	—	Low	1,713	79.47	1,361	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	61.48	765	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	60.60	639	30

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,320	75.54/cwt	74.00–77.00	997	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	81.04/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,515	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	63.85/cwt	63.00–65.00	688	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	60.66/cwt	58.00–63.00	639	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	62.38/cwt	61.25–63.75	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	142.79/cwt	133.00–147.00	892	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	184.85/cwt	182.00–187.50	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	126.40/cwt	121.00–129.50	918	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	123.75/cwt	121.00–124.75	1,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	162.47/cwt	153.00–165.00	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	156.90/cwt	155.00–161.50	847	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	126.20/cwt	125.00–126.50	992	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	180.17/cwt	170.00–183.50	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	132.77/cwt	125.00–137.75	891	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	188.63/cwt	185.00–192.50	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	174.11/cwt	162.50–183.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	205.73/cwt	201.00–220.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	179.29/cwt	178.00–180.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	135.67/cwt	132.00–138.50	849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	156.95/cwt	148.00–159.50	760	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.67/cwt	138.00–147.00	838	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	125.82/cwt	122.00–126.00	862	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	887	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	111.50/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	145.01/cwt	143.00–149.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	165.60/cwt	165.00–166.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	119.92/cwt	119.00–122.50	871	5

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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