Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale on December 16, Feeder Cattle traded mixed from 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Slaughter Cows firm on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.08/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$134.08

301 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$7.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

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	652	134.58	877	281
Medium and Large 2	488	127.06	619	20

One grade step is worth $7.52/cwt here — about $258 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 sale301 hd

134.08

—

UT average2 barns · 840 hd

133.75

+0.33

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	1,731	69.60	1,205	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,496	51.49	770	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	49.69	614	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	39.83	436	15

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	240	136.85/cwt	130.00–144.00	328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	148.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	780	13
Bulls	—	—	1,939	72.29/cwt	69.50–74.25	1,402	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	50.55/cwt	47.00–54.25	625	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	44.89/cwt	43.00–46.00	551	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	702	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	51.81/cwt	49.00–53.75	774	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	45.65/cwt	44.00–48.75	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	130.79/cwt	122.00–134.50	879	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	132.01/cwt	123.00–137.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	121.64/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,002	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	111.95/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.64/cwt	125.50–126.00	775	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	143.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	475	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	143.72/cwt	133.00–146.75	819	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	155.86/cwt	152.00–165.00	683	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	125.22/cwt	123.50–127.00	912	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	151.01/cwt	145.00–153.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.92/cwt	125.00–132.50	677	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	143.63/cwt	142.50–144.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	137.13/cwt	132.00–141.25	830	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	139.53/cwt	123.00–144.00	589	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	103.04/cwt	97.50–115.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	133.31/cwt	128.00–137.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.72/cwt	129.00–132.50	636	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	157.18/cwt	156.00–160.00	602	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	120.23/cwt	114.50–123.00	951	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.86/cwt	151.00–162.00	745	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	120.06/cwt	119.00–124.00	850	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	251	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	122.08/cwt	121.00–129.00	719	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.55/cwt	117.00–137.00	604	15
Bulls	—	—	1,210	62.86/cwt	56.00–65.00	761	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	39.75/cwt	39.00–44.00	452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	106.48/cwt	103.00–110.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	141.09/cwt	135.00–146.00	538	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	28.37/cwt	27.50–30.00	320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	151.97/cwt	149.00–155.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	106.98/cwt	104.00–108.00	938	4

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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