Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle were 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle were steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.65/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$124.65

179 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$27.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.09

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	532	132.07	703	131
Medium and Large 2	537	104.41	561	48

One grade step is worth $27.66/cwt here — about $142 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 sale179 hd

124.65

—

UT average3 barns · 438 hd

120.57

+4.09

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	1,738	84.20	1,463	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,689	70.29	1,187	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	66.62	873	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	61.52	646	27

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	118.28/cwt	110.00–127.50	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	122.69/cwt	112.00–128.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	155.44/cwt	155.00–156.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	117.33/cwt	115.50–121.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.77/cwt	120.00–159.00	580	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.32/cwt	122.50–142.50	637	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.86/cwt	122.00–136.50	686	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	122.25/cwt	121.00–130.00	742	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	94.24/cwt	78.00–110.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	77.98/cwt	75.00–81.00	291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	99.07/cwt	95.00–103.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	82.18/cwt	71.00–106.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	116.54/cwt	107.50–118.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	90.54/cwt	81.00–106.00	395	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	114.08/cwt	108.00–115.00	702	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	166.53/cwt	161.00–175.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	123.69/cwt	120.50–126.75	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	166.78/cwt	157.50–200.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	133.47/cwt	131.00–152.00	786	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	65.12/cwt	63.00–66.50	716	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	59.02/cwt	56.50–61.50	640	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	695	48.97/cwt	47.50–50.00	340	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	66.19/cwt	64.75–67.00	1,009	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,120	83.87/cwt	82.50–85.25	1,778	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	67.10/cwt	65.75–69.00	876	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	807	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	84.20/cwt	79.00–88.50	1,463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.28/cwt	145.00–160.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	161.49/cwt	161.00–162.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	105.56/cwt	100.00–106.50	775	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	96.96/cwt	95.00–99.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	99.26/cwt	88.00–111.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	80.93/cwt	70.00–91.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	151.73/cwt	144.00–171.00	812	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	159.06/cwt	156.00–160.00	760	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	169.64/cwt	148.00–177.50	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	954	8

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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