Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold with a weak undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.44/cwt on 401 head.

Average price

$146.44

401 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$192

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

$5.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	151.08	614	56
Medium and Large 1-2	553	145.69	806	345

One grade step is worth $5.38/cwt here — about −$192 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 sale401 hd

146.44

—

UT average3 barns · 1,882 hd

144.13

+2.31

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	1,559	66.35	1,035	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	43.93	644	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	43.92	497	148
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	41.52	389	24

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	526	127.31/cwt	123.00–131.00	670	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	120.10/cwt	120.10–120.10	1,118	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	211.43/cwt	177.50–225.00	689	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.14/cwt	117.00–135.00	807	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	244	188.36/cwt	171.00–192.50	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	121.19/cwt	121.00–122.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	108.74/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.59/cwt	130.00–140.50	717	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	123.92/cwt	118.00–124.50	1,040	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	144.90/cwt	141.00–151.00	685	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.68/cwt	138.00–151.00	606	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	204.38/cwt	171.00–211.00	525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	132.25/cwt	121.00–137.50	742	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	120.25/cwt	120.00–120.50	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	173.87/cwt	163.00–187.50	480	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	196.16/cwt	187.00–205.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	158.35/cwt	144.00–164.00	516	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	932	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	223.23/cwt	215.00–229.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.85/cwt	129.00–138.00	629	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	127.46/cwt	127.00–131.50	843	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	167.07/cwt	163.00–179.00	690	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	145.87/cwt	140.00–151.00	544	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	612	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	49.67/cwt	49.00–51.00	603	13
Bulls	—	—	1,671	69.08/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,154	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	42.98/cwt	41.00–45.50	395	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	44.11/cwt	42.25–47.00	640	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	40.22/cwt	37.00–41.00	449	46
Bulls	—	—	1,280	59.52/cwt	57.50–61.50	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	130.15/cwt	122.00–132.50	500	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	119.72/cwt	117.00–124.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,813	39.91/cwt	39.00–41.00	724	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	34.21/cwt	33.50–35.00	350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	110.10/cwt	107.00–111.00	707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	148.11/cwt	146.00–154.00	631	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	45.00/cwt	41.75–47.50	508	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	149.50/cwt	147.50–150.00	383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	157.36/cwt	150.00–158.00	617	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	112.07/cwt	112.00–112.50	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	127.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	145.29/cwt	143.00–150.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.02/cwt	114.00–117.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	109.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	502	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	177.07/cwt	172.50–191.00	625	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	125.80/cwt	123.00–135.00	515	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1

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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