Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls traded steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.73/cwt on 533 head.

Average price

$137.73

533 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$14.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

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	560	139.35	780	474
Medium and Large 2	469	124.76	585	59

One grade step is worth $14.59/cwt here — about $195 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 sale533 hd

137.73

—

UT average3 barns · 1,219 hd

142.39

−4.66

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	1,582	71.91	1,138	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	56.19	843	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	53.86	663	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	51.79	532	30

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	432	143.99/cwt	135.00–152.00	622	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	176.99/cwt	172.00–188.00	566	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	57.58/cwt	56.50–59.50	881	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.00/cwt	115.00–124.50	757	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.56/cwt	120.00–141.00	762	115
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.85/cwt	121.00–146.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	111.56/cwt	105.00–119.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	151.72/cwt	147.00–160.00	495	20
Bulls	—	—	1,658	71.71/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,189	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	53.75/cwt	53.00–54.75	779	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	55.19/cwt	52.00–56.50	547	22
Bulls	—	—	1,690	78.05/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,319	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	55.78/cwt	54.50–57.75	688	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	27.61/cwt	25.00–29.00	326	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	52.23/cwt	49.50–53.75	642	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	45.03/cwt	43.00–48.00	511	5
Bulls	—	—	1,200	56.87/cwt	54.50–59.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.34/cwt	101.00–126.50	644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.38/cwt	122.00–138.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	91.49/cwt	91.00–92.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	129.29/cwt	121.00–133.00	482	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.32/cwt	149.00–162.00	744	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	112.37/cwt	105.00–126.50	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.30/cwt	112.00–126.50	708	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	134.54/cwt	122.00–144.00	437	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	119.74/cwt	119.00–123.50	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	185.52/cwt	174.00–192.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	125.47/cwt	122.00–138.00	854	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	125.23/cwt	121.00–132.00	665	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	132.37/cwt	128.50–135.00	627	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.51/cwt	119.00–127.25	716	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	125.46/cwt	123.00–127.25	895	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	160.35/cwt	151.00–164.00	678	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.31/cwt	129.50–152.50	730	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	153.48/cwt	141.00–161.00	562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	127.27/cwt	121.00–137.50	802	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	165.09/cwt	155.00–173.00	632	38

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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