Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. with limited comparable sales for Feeder Heifers. Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-5.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.60/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$121.60

230 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$24.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.73

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	782	126.40	988	185
Medium and Large 2	691	101.88	704	45

One grade step is worth $24.52/cwt here — about $284 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 sale230 hd

121.60

—

UT average3 barns · 541 hd

131.33

−9.73

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	—	High	1,494	87.84	1,312	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	67.53	1,045	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	65.52	862	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	63.33	669	11

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	122.00/cwt	114.00–124.00	770	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,050	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	74.11/cwt	67.00–81.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	71.23/cwt	66.00–73.00	359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	505	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.81/cwt	131.00–136.50	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	169.99/cwt	168.00–172.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,061	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,220	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	923	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,174	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,089	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.15/cwt	134.50–135.75	842	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	119.97/cwt	119.25–121.25	971	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	700	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	105.43/cwt	104.00–105.50	713	22
Bulls	—	—	820	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	898	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	81.56/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,024	4
Bulls	—	—	1,901	88.71/cwt	87.00–90.75	1,686	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	59.85/cwt	55.00–61.50	770	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	65.89/cwt	63.00–67.00	880	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	68.80/cwt	68.00–71.00	905	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	67.53/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,045	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	65.60/cwt	65.00–66.50	703	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	61.44/cwt	59.50–63.00	641	6

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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