Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 10.00-15.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $117.21/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$117.21

195 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$10.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.51

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	822	117.54	966	189
Medium and Large 2	674	106.68	719	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.86/cwt here — about $247 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 sale195 hd

117.21

—

UT average3 barns · 376 hd

119.71

−2.51

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	1,671	69.20	1,156	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	53.61	570	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	52.21	655	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	49.50	814	7thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	92.00/cwt	90.00–96.00	888	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	54.12/cwt	53.00–58.00	581	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	48.94/cwt	43.00–50.75	530	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	47.50/cwt	45.50–48.50	576	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	61.86/cwt	61.00–64.00	604	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	49.50/cwt	47.00–53.50	814	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	53.55/cwt	51.00–57.00	679	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	78.31/cwt	70.00–87.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	114.22/cwt	113.75–119.00	787	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	603	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	136.18/cwt	129.00–142.50	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	138.79/cwt	138.00–140.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	92.56/cwt	92.50–94.50	952	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	98.03/cwt	92.00–100.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	112.13/cwt	105.00–119.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	173.81/cwt	173.00–178.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	102.47/cwt	101.50–102.50	963	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	106.24/cwt	105.75–107.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	150.00/cwt	142.50–157.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	107.61/cwt	106.00–109.25	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	132.87/cwt	120.50–135.00	885	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	177.92/cwt	176.00–178.00	667	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.50/cwt	133.50–144.00	873	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	97.73/cwt	96.50–99.85	958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,428	53.76/cwt	51.00–57.00	768	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	72.63/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,253	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	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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