Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.00/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$123.00

25 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.86

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	753	123.00	926	25

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 sale25 hd

123.00

—

UT average3 barns · 87 hd

133.86

−10.86

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	1,629	86.53	1,410	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	70.98	863	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	68.94	1,108	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	62.75	698	7thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	63.92/cwt	63.00–65.00	743	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	59.83/cwt	57.00–63.00	592	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	68.75/cwt	68.25–69.25	1,063	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	67.42/cwt	67.25–68.00	1,100	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	71.27/cwt	70.00–73.25	1,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	184.88/cwt	166.00–190.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	98.25/cwt	98.25–98.25	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	177.35/cwt	167.50–182.50	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	101.67/cwt	95.50–102.50	932	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	156.94/cwt	155.00–159.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	119.01/cwt	118.00–121.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	151.85/cwt	142.00–157.00	626	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	1,266.74/cwt	1,230.00–1,288.00	12,047	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,145.81/cwt	1,090.00–1,158.00	12,249	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	816	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	70.35/cwt	69.25–70.75	832	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	74.03/cwt	71.75–78.00	938	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	68.62/cwt	68.50–68.75	863	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	89.74/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,535	7
Bulls	—	—	1,843	93.57/cwt	91.50–95.00	1,724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,133	68.26/cwt	61.00–74.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	633	2

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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