Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold 10.00-12.00 lower on comparable sales. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.72/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$111.72

71 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.18

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	585	111.72	654	71

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 sale71 hd

111.72

—

UT average3 barns · 220 hd

114.91

−3.18

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	1,787	77.09	1,378	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,743	60.12	1,048	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	59.78	655	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	59.43	760	14

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
Bulls	—	—	1,787	77.09/cwt	63.50–85.25	1,378	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	99.00/cwt	91.00–100.00	885	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	62.50/cwt	61.25–64.25	790	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	59.69/cwt	59.00–60.00	777	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	65.20/cwt	64.00–66.50	1,014	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	56.02/cwt	48.00–60.00	937	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,894	62.04/cwt	60.50–62.25	1,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	120.80/cwt	118.00–123.50	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	133.88/cwt	131.50–136.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	139.89/cwt	137.00–141.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.10/cwt	126.00–134.00	867	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	128.68/cwt	115.00–147.00	471	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	98.37/cwt	96.00–118.00	674	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	98.68/cwt	94.00–99.25	711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	126.64/cwt	125.50–132.50	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	109.59/cwt	90.00–116.00	610	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	59.64/cwt	58.50–60.75	650	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	64.58/cwt	62.00–67.00	749	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	56.67/cwt	56.00–57.00	600	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	53.78/cwt	49.00–57.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	138.36/cwt	137.00–144.00	598	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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