Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.08/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$146.08

121 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$0.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	146.93	717	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	620	145.97	906	107

One grade step is worth $0.96/cwt here — about −$188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale121 hd

146.08

—

UT average3 barns · 541 hd

145.10

+0.98

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	1,585	77.69	1,232	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	65.17	1,007	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	64.30	826	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	59.70	654	11

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	159.49/cwt	158.00–161.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	153.18/cwt	147.00–160.00	741	4
Bulls	—	—	1,231	70.65/cwt	61.00–76.00	870	7
Bulls	—	—	1,792	81.80/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,466	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	962	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	646	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	821	71.02/cwt	62.00–75.50	583	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	171.02/cwt	162.00–175.00	831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	142.81/cwt	132.00–144.75	848	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	122.97/cwt	119.00–127.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	147.04/cwt	146.00–148.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	146.39/cwt	138.00–150.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	204.94/cwt	203.00–207.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	183.75/cwt	180.00–187.50	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	113.01/cwt	108.00–114.00	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	180.27/cwt	172.00–189.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	146.90/cwt	141.00–148.25	927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	162.94/cwt	157.00–170.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.94/cwt	124.00–134.00	747	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	163.83/cwt	161.00–169.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	137.70/cwt	136.75–139.25	969	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	136.85/cwt	131.50–144.00	925	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	191.53/cwt	190.00–194.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	141.54/cwt	131.00–144.00	667	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	801	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	909	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	64.81/cwt	63.50–66.50	824	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	62.22/cwt	59.00–63.75	949	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	66.94/cwt	66.25–69.00	1,042	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	49.55/cwt	46.00–52.00	477	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	61.96/cwt	60.00–63.50	697	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	894	1

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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