Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm on another light test. Slaughter Cows traded steady to 2.00 lower and Bulls unevenly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.01/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$142.01

123 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$15.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.16

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	565	142.62	806	118
Medium and Large 2	484	127.50	617	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.12/cwt here — about $189 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 sale123 hd

142.01

—

UT average2 barns · 218 hd

146.16

−4.16

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	1,600	84.50	1,352	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	61.13	998	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	59.94	730	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	48.17	475	7thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	59.94/cwt	56.00–63.00	730	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	61.13/cwt	58.25–63.00	998	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	54.11/cwt	53.00–56.00	613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	45.80/cwt	45.00–47.00	425	5
Bulls	—	—	1,798	87.10/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,566	6
Bulls	—	—	1,303	80.60/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	116.62/cwt	116.00–117.25	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	128.17/cwt	124.25–131.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	152.31/cwt	147.50–153.50	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.66/cwt	149.00–165.00	666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	136.92/cwt	136.75–138.00	921	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.10/cwt	131.00–137.50	834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	158.72/cwt	152.00–163.00	665	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	137.27/cwt	136.00–137.50	976	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	143.22/cwt	137.00–146.50	898	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	124.54/cwt	124.25–125.00	858	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	126.97/cwt	126.75–127.75	1,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	155.18/cwt	141.00–160.00	796	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.81/cwt	155.00–162.50	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	123.96/cwt	121.50–126.50	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	138.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	160.78/cwt	147.00–165.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	107.62/cwt	106.50–112.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	153.65/cwt	141.00–160.00	801	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	156.86/cwt	145.00–164.00	742	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.67/cwt	115.00–137.50	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.43/cwt	131.00–153.00	809	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	159.16/cwt	155.00–162.50	466	3

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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