Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers below 500lbs sold 4.00-7.00 lower, with steers and heifers over 500lbs selling 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.49/cwt on 548 head.

Average price

$138.49

548 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

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	502	140.89	707	484
Medium and Large 2	462	120.35	556	64

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about $151 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 sale548 hd

138.49

—

UT average3 barns · 1,503 hd

137.35

+1.14

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	65.91	1,098	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	46.98	702	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	46.40	599	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,052	46.02	484	157

Every lot, as filed

54 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 2	—	577	103.53/cwt	90.00–108.00	597	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	111.40/cwt	100.00–117.50	356	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	98.95/cwt	91.00–101.00	369	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	105.19/cwt	100.00–110.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	188.31/cwt	168.00–197.00	508	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	114.40/cwt	113.00–116.00	931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	122.60/cwt	114.00–129.00	511	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	115.91/cwt	112.00–116.25	731	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	144.68/cwt	131.00–163.00	446	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	118.78/cwt	114.50–124.00	637	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	149.62/cwt	133.00–160.50	688	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	117.89/cwt	115.00–119.00	663	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.18/cwt	122.00–132.50	806	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	123.32/cwt	111.00–126.50	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	123.95/cwt	122.00–127.50	839	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.66/cwt	120.00–132.75	730	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	122.31/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	134.01/cwt	131.00–146.00	556	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	130.95/cwt	121.00–137.00	680	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	170.16/cwt	153.00–177.50	560	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	158.51/cwt	140.00–175.00	593	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.92/cwt	116.00–127.00	592	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	143.90/cwt	130.00–148.00	403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	116.46/cwt	114.00–119.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	174.96/cwt	173.00–184.00	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	335	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	36.06/cwt	33.00–39.50	366	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	42.39/cwt	42.00–43.25	632	5
Bulls	—	—	1,458	62.40/cwt	61.50–63.00	910	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	42.08/cwt	41.50–43.50	517	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	42.86/cwt	40.00–45.00	438	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	51.21/cwt	50.75–53.50	763	6
Bulls	—	—	1,866	69.40/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,295	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	52.62/cwt	50.00–55.50	561	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	49.58/cwt	48.50–51.00	643	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	48.16/cwt	45.50–50.00	522	52
Bulls	—	—	1,671	65.92/cwt	64.50–67.50	1,102	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	46.77/cwt	45.50–47.25	700	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	46.31/cwt	44.50–47.25	609	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	100.03/cwt	97.50–106.00	420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	101.15/cwt	95.00–105.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	150.00/cwt	140.00–160.00	423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	107.88/cwt	101.00–111.00	625	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	120.89/cwt	102.50–126.00	494	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	102.51/cwt	92.00–110.00	492	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	130.78/cwt	123.00–139.00	493	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.30/cwt	112.50–129.00	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	111.17/cwt	101.00–117.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	127.98/cwt	112.50–136.00	485	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.93/cwt	103.00–119.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	125.10/cwt	121.00–130.00	405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	124.78/cwt	120.00–125.75	896	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	102.94/cwt	98.00–109.00	650	5

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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