Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.57/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$135.57

169 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.14

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	638	135.57	865	169

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale169 hd

135.57

—

UT average3 barns · 637 hd

138.71

−3.14

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	—	Average	1,576	90.09	1,420	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	62.76	764	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	61.03	950	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	51.41	607	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	62.76/cwt	61.00–64.50	764	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	62.43/cwt	60.00–64.75	962	15
Bulls	—	—	1,650	91.13/cwt	88.00–94.50	1,504	8
Bulls	—	—	1,780	96.09/cwt	96.00–96.25	1,710	3
Bulls	—	—	1,274	83.51/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,064	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	964	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	127.73/cwt	126.50–129.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	150.82/cwt	148.00–156.50	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.14/cwt	147.50–159.90	770	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	123.29/cwt	123.00–123.50	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	161.51/cwt	144.00–164.00	901	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	136.54/cwt	131.00–138.25	978	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	114.66/cwt	107.00–120.00	999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.04/cwt	130.00–146.50	808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	173.43/cwt	172.00–175.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	123.83/cwt	116.00–124.50	897	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	158.85/cwt	158.00–159.00	662	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	930	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	163.06/cwt	159.00–168.00	858	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	51.41/cwt	50.00–52.50	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	168.65/cwt	160.00–173.00	808	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.96/cwt	117.00–129.50	850	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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