Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. 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 $141.29/cwt on 528 head.

Average price

$141.29

528 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$21.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

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	495	142.35	704	502
Medium and Large 2	470	120.94	568	26

One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about $136 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 sale528 hd

141.29

—

UT average3 barns · 1,540 hd

141.41

−0.11

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	1,727	65.07	1,124	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	43.74	564	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	43.26	472	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	40.88	630	24

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	162.86/cwt	145.00–166.00	366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	123.85/cwt	111.00–129.00	528	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.95/cwt	116.00–128.00	709	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	198.83/cwt	187.50–202.50	573	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	117.99/cwt	111.00–125.75	737	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	107.09/cwt	101.00–111.50	660	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	108.60/cwt	105.00–117.00	518	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	118.73/cwt	117.00–122.00	809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	139.71/cwt	130.00–148.00	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	109.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	162.18/cwt	152.50–172.00	615	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	175.54/cwt	163.00–182.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	129.24/cwt	121.00–143.00	474	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	133.43/cwt	125.00–142.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	111.54/cwt	105.00–112.50	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	119.57/cwt	101.00–129.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	138.28/cwt	135.00–141.00	469	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.48/cwt	115.00–127.00	638	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	108.90/cwt	102.50–111.50	957	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	110.82/cwt	106.00–114.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	99.68/cwt	95.00–102.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	116.47/cwt	115.00–121.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	119.49/cwt	115.00–126.00	688	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.89/cwt	133.00–148.00	683	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	120.35/cwt	110.00–123.75	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	105.77/cwt	105.00–108.00	445	4
Bulls	—	—	1,707	64.51/cwt	63.00–65.50	1,101	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	42.19/cwt	41.00–43.00	470	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	125.77/cwt	112.00–135.00	589	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	165.32/cwt	157.50–170.00	427	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	105.95/cwt	104.00–109.00	813	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	110.14/cwt	101.00–119.00	572	7
Bulls	—	—	1,769	67.80/cwt	66.50–69.00	1,199	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	38.28/cwt	34.00–40.75	412	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	116.33/cwt	114.00–121.00	847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	134.29/cwt	120.00–146.25	710	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	148.09/cwt	141.00–154.50	631	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	42.10/cwt	39.00–43.75	541	15
Bulls	—	—	1,693	61.28/cwt	60.00–62.00	1,037	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	33.11/cwt	31.00–35.00	425	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	40.00/cwt	38.00–41.50	612	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	45.37/cwt	44.00–47.00	586	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	45.30/cwt	44.50–48.00	728	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	46.19/cwt	44.00–48.75	505	43

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.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →