Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, and Feeder Heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold 5.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.10/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$103.10

67 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$22.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

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	656	108.44	711	51
Medium and Large 2	836	86.10	720	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.34/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale67 hd

103.10

—

UT average3 barns · 349 hd

105.93

−2.83

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	1,801	82.02	1,477	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	60.60	942	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	58.74	773	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	55.11	602	7thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	660	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	116.35/cwt	113.00–121.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	733	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	111.23/cwt	100.00–119.00	697	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	93.77/cwt	92.50–95.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	154.25/cwt	146.00–162.50	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.27/cwt	118.50–124.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	107.33/cwt	107.00–108.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	94.99/cwt	91.00–97.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	122.97/cwt	114.00–132.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	98.12/cwt	97.00–98.50	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.41/cwt	127.00–137.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	121.16/cwt	111.00–123.50	868	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	80.98/cwt	76.00–86.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	84.75/cwt	79.00–87.50	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	72.10/cwt	71.50–73.00	485	5
Bulls	—	—	1,313	66.16/cwt	63.00–68.00	869	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	80.08/cwt	72.00–83.50	1,472	6
Bulls	—	—	1,938	88.60/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,717	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	55.48/cwt	42.00–57.00	731	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	60.01/cwt	58.50–63.00	789	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	56.74/cwt	56.00–57.50	936	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	61.89/cwt	60.00–64.00	942	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	49.24/cwt	45.00–51.00	555	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	59.51/cwt	57.00–61.00	634	4

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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