Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.21/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$117.21

44 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.03

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	563	117.21	659	44

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 sale44 hd

117.21

—

UT average2 barns · 156 hd

120.23

−3.03

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	—	Average	1,619	78.88	1,277	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	64.69	761	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	64.67	962	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	51.14	455	10

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,843	85.67/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,579	11
Bulls	—	—	1,208	66.43/cwt	63.00–74.00	802	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	56.48/cwt	55.00–59.00	512	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	917	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	61.46/cwt	59.00–62.00	707	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	65.59/cwt	63.00–67.25	773	15
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	870	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	705	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	816	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	74.50/cwt	74.00–75.00	457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	78.41/cwt	72.00–81.00	528	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	758	71.41/cwt	67.50–75.00	541	9
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	407	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	155.16/cwt	145.00–165.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	115.21/cwt	110.00–116.50	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	114.85/cwt	112.50–115.00	608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	114.87/cwt	114.75–116.75	721	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	57.48/cwt	55.00–60.00	764	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	69.91/cwt	67.50–71.50	1,061	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	63.45/cwt	61.00–66.50	950	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	63.21/cwt	60.00–66.00	585	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	38.09/cwt	30.00–45.00	323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	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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