Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers sold 7.00-12.00 higher, with Feeder heifers selling 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.65/cwt on 521 head.

Average price

$151.65

521 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$26.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

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	514	152.66	785	501
Medium and Large 2	440	126.49	557	20

One grade step is worth $26.17/cwt here — about $228 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 sale521 hd

151.65

—

UT average3 barns · 1,218 hd

148.89

+2.76

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	1,665	78.04	1,299	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	58.42	896	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	56.25	727	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	54.33	554	32

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	124.28/cwt	110.00–128.00	469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	183.05/cwt	167.00–188.00	710	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	160.94/cwt	152.00–177.00	690	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	135.92/cwt	122.00–146.00	859	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	192.93/cwt	180.00–199.00	642	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	193.62/cwt	183.00–202.50	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	113.43/cwt	107.00–115.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	106.51/cwt	102.00–111.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	110.60/cwt	101.00–116.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	134.28/cwt	133.00–135.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	106.59/cwt	103.00–110.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	129.96/cwt	126.00–135.50	558	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	123.60/cwt	121.00–130.00	635	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	128.95/cwt	123.00–148.00	597	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	124.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	703	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.52/cwt	123.00–144.00	507	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	137.52/cwt	133.00–149.00	457	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.46/cwt	116.00–123.00	800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	119.59/cwt	116.00–125.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	158.89/cwt	158.00–162.50	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	157.44/cwt	143.00–163.00	383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	103.72/cwt	102.50–105.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	133.08/cwt	121.00–139.00	888	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	140.14/cwt	133.00–150.00	783	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.54/cwt	143.00–161.50	742	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	150.90/cwt	132.00–156.00	783	132
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	124.22/cwt	119.00–128.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	542	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	161	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	263	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	160	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	231	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.80/cwt	141.00–160.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.26/cwt	137.50–146.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	103.48/cwt	101.00–111.00	595	4
Bulls	—	—	1,502	69.36/cwt	61.00–72.50	1,042	3
Bulls	—	—	1,616	81.67/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,320	4
Bulls	—	—	1,779	79.97/cwt	79.00–80.50	1,423	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	56.25/cwt	54.50–59.00	727	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	58.42/cwt	56.00–60.00	896	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	57.66/cwt	57.00–59.00	560	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	51.30/cwt	49.00–52.00	451	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	54.56/cwt	53.00–56.00	599	18

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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