Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower, with Feeder Heifers selling 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady but a firm market undertone was observed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.61/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$142.61

276 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$26.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

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	512	145.18	743	249
Medium and Large 2	425	118.93	505	27

One grade step is worth $26.25/cwt here — about $237 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 sale276 hd

142.61

—

UT average3 barns · 1,084 hd

143.31

−0.70

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	1,765	79.32	1,400	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	58.94	925	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	57.21	701	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	54.74	566	37

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	863	110.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	126.66/cwt	126.00–127.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	119.24/cwt	117.00–120.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	131.15/cwt	125.00–147.50	447	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	125.20/cwt	125.00–127.00	699	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	137.50/cwt	120.00–140.00	602	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	119.27/cwt	115.00–119.50	872	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	137.12/cwt	125.00–139.00	517	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	128.45/cwt	123.00–132.25	663	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	132.97/cwt	128.00–136.00	641	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	108.22/cwt	101.00–115.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	114.09/cwt	109.00–119.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	117.82/cwt	111.00–119.00	563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	119.96/cwt	114.00–126.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	126.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	131.26/cwt	129.00–134.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	179.77/cwt	151.50–194.00	581	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	165.65/cwt	151.00–180.00	616	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	133.61/cwt	122.00–139.00	836	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	144.69/cwt	130.00–159.50	616	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.74/cwt	125.00–146.00	815	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	152.27/cwt	149.00–156.00	719	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	140.40/cwt	125.00–153.00	727	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	117.40/cwt	102.50–127.50	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	113.53/cwt	105.00–115.00	514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	124.77/cwt	110.00–147.50	465	12
Bulls	—	—	1,765	79.32/cwt	77.50–81.00	1,400	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	61.35/cwt	60.00–62.75	772	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	57.59/cwt	56.50–59.50	701	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	54.22/cwt	51.25–56.50	657	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	60.85/cwt	60.00–63.00	961	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	57.35/cwt	54.50–58.75	895	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	48.17/cwt	47.50–50.00	445	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	58.34/cwt	57.75–58.75	632	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	54.59/cwt	52.00–56.00	566	22

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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