Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm in a narrow market comparison. Slaughter Cattle sold steady, but with a weak undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.46/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$163.46

78 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$39.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.71

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	459	167.98	770	69
Medium and Large 2	363	128.80	467	9thin

One grade step is worth $39.18/cwt here — about $303 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 sale78 hd

163.46

—

UT average3 barns · 271 hd

151.74

+11.71

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	1,724	87.35	1,506	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	65.55	835	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,674	65.02	1,089	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	63.60	676	16

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	64.63/cwt	62.50–66.00	695	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	621	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,732	66.20/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,147	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	60.68/cwt	57.00–63.50	888	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	66.23/cwt	64.75–67.50	837	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	62.63/cwt	61.50–63.50	823	7
Bulls	—	—	1,880	89.65/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,685	5
Bulls	—	—	1,335	81.59/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	140.84/cwt	133.00–149.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	181.03/cwt	164.00–189.00	739	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	158.22/cwt	158.00–163.00	748	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	198.25/cwt	198.00–199.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.01/cwt	140.50–155.00	632	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	165.26/cwt	164.00–167.00	547	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	141.95/cwt	136.00–160.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	312	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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