Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers traded weak on a light test, while Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.67/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$137.67

165 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

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	578	138.43	800	158
Medium and Large 2	555	120.53	668	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $132 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 sale165 hd

137.67

—

UT average3 barns · 519 hd

138.04

−0.37

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	1,638	86.12	1,411	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	62.35	916	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,319	60.45	797	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	54.93	590	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	—	—	1,520	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	85.40/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,306	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	65.37/cwt	64.75–66.00	793	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	59.87/cwt	58.25–63.00	797	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	62.35/cwt	60.75–66.00	916	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	54.93/cwt	53.00–58.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	151.98/cwt	148.00–155.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	133.88/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,043	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	161.87/cwt	160.50–164.50	533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	162.70/cwt	142.50–166.00	796	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	143.09/cwt	137.00–146.50	894	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	140.47/cwt	135.00–147.00	739	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	112.25/cwt	112.00–112.50	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	131.70/cwt	127.00–134.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.50	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	167.98/cwt	167.00–172.00	642	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	156.81/cwt	155.00–163.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	124.89/cwt	124.00–126.00	953	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	816	2
Bulls	—	—	2,078	94.22/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.14/cwt	123.00–130.00	797	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	154.40/cwt	154.00–157.00	591	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	124.71/cwt	119.00–127.50	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	141.09/cwt	130.00–147.50	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	161.24/cwt	150.00–167.50	668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	100.50/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	141.31/cwt	140.00–141.50	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.06/cwt	149.00–152.00	642	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	1

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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