Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady, while heifers traded firm on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls also traded with a firm undertone.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.99/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$138.99

112 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$636

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 3

$85.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

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	572	145.86	834	98
Medium and Large 2	587	107.87	633	9thin
Large 3	328	60.40	198	5thin

One grade step is worth $85.46/cwt here — about $636 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 sale112 hd

138.99

—

UT average3 barns · 434 hd

141.21

−2.22

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	1,709	90.07	1,539	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	65.08	790	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	64.22	1,040	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	52.43	543	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	482	146.99/cwt	144.00–153.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	120	286.25/cwt	270.00–300.00	344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	150.95/cwt	150.00–151.00	799	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	138.85/cwt	135.25–142.00	1,000	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	128.24/cwt	115.00–130.50	987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.78/cwt	131.00–154.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	123.93/cwt	120.50–127.00	896	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	165.75/cwt	165.00–166.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	116.25/cwt	114.00–118.50	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	848	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	135.17/cwt	126.75–143.50	918	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	46.52/cwt	45.00–49.00	433	2
Bulls	—	—	1,849	92.45/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,709	8
Bulls	—	—	1,288	73.81/cwt	70.00–78.00	951	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	64.22/cwt	61.00–66.50	1,040	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	77.73/cwt	76.00–78.50	766	3
Bulls	—	—	1,744	97.51/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.22/cwt	127.00–152.50	379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	172.39/cwt	162.50–183.00	896	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	145.02/cwt	142.25–147.00	835	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	161.23/cwt	159.00–162.50	688	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	153.43/cwt	152.00–161.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	350	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	71.71/cwt	65.50–78.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	122.12/cwt	118.00–126.75	1,086	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	701	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	708	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	54.79/cwt	52.00–56.00	590	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	63.81/cwt	59.00–67.50	789	30
Heifers	Large 3	—	435	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	204	1
Heifers	Large 3	—	285	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	174	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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