Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold firm compared to a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.74/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$102.74

72 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$20.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.07

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	724	105.66	765	62
Medium and Large 2	418	84.66	354	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.99/cwt here — about $411 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 sale72 hd

102.74

—

UT average3 barns · 201 hd

108.81

−6.07

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	1,550	84.37	1,308	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	65.68	871	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	65.05	1,008	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	62.10	657	13

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1-2	—	774	112.81/cwt	112.00–117.00	873	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	93.29/cwt	93.00–95.00	718	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	110.16/cwt	109.00–116.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	155.03/cwt	152.00–158.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	65.05/cwt	61.50–67.25	1,008	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	144.00/cwt	139.00–149.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	479	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	79.55/cwt	69.00–92.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	82.81/cwt	80.00–85.00	234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	88.99/cwt	85.00–91.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	107.79/cwt	103.00–110.50	770	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.54/cwt	111.00–114.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	867	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	102.13/cwt	93.00–105.00	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	81.28/cwt	77.50–85.00	661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	66.88/cwt	65.00–68.25	896	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	58.51/cwt	58.00–59.00	727	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	65.68/cwt	61.00–67.25	751	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	50.16/cwt	31.00–59.00	390	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	84.37/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	92.88/cwt	89.00–97.00	672	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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