Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows traded mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls firm on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.89/cwt on 320 head.

Average price

$126.89

320 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$7.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

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	594	127.13	755	310
Medium and Large 2	446	119.46	533	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.67/cwt here — about $222 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 sale320 hd

126.89

—

UT average3 barns · 938 hd

125.98

+0.91

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	1,880	78.76	1,481	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	55.13	808	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	54.04	653	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	43.12	424	11

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	134.37/cwt	130.00–137.50	697	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	126.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	153.22/cwt	147.50–160.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	131.69/cwt	121.00–134.50	888	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	139.47/cwt	127.00–145.00	665	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	123.11/cwt	120.50–125.25	1,003	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.97/cwt	123.00–132.50	941	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	115.70/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,138	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	147.94/cwt	140.00–153.50	780	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	154.51/cwt	151.00–160.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.13/cwt	124.00–140.00	841	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	120.05/cwt	118.50–122.00	1,044	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	55.50/cwt	52.25–57.75	805	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	830	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	58.30/cwt	58.00–59.00	705	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	54.03/cwt	49.50–56.50	654	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	43.55/cwt	42.00–45.00	494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	78.76/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	124.32/cwt	117.50–126.50	712	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	155.82/cwt	147.50–160.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	49.75/cwt	41.00–53.00	471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.61/cwt	134.00–149.50	595	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	25.44/cwt	22.00–30.00	274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	111.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	141.84/cwt	137.00–145.00	519	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	122.58/cwt	117.00–125.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	129.33/cwt	126.00–132.00	995	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	113.54/cwt	112.00–116.50	880	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	120.98/cwt	117.50–122.50	819	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.25/cwt	137.00–137.50	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	124.14/cwt	120.00–127.50	586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	139.67/cwt	135.00–142.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	102.66/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	113.07/cwt	106.00–114.00	926	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	137.53/cwt	131.00–142.00	809	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	153.12/cwt	143.00–162.50	727	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	121.82/cwt	117.00–123.75	766	14

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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