Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The light receipts of feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded with firm undertones on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.09/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$131.09

99 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$1.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.12

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	667	131.19	875	91
Medium and Large 2	545	129.88	708	8thin

One grade step is worth $1.31/cwt here — about $167 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 sale99 hd

131.09

—

UT average3 barns · 387 hd

138.21

−7.12

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	1,582	91.04	1,440	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	65.22	761	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,649	65.14	1,074	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	42.60	405	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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%	—	1,167	65.22/cwt	61.00–66.50	761	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	65.14/cwt	64.75–66.75	1,074	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	48.74/cwt	40.00–56.00	527	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	693	30.31/cwt	25.00–35.00	210	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	93.71/cwt	91.50–95.50	1,509	5
Bulls	—	—	1,905	101.24/cwt	101.00–101.50	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	120.59/cwt	119.00–121.50	994	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	157.22/cwt	155.00–160.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	161.51/cwt	157.50–168.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	160.88/cwt	155.00–167.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	136.47/cwt	133.00–147.00	721	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.51/cwt	143.00–145.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.58/cwt	148.00–168.00	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	115.74/cwt	114.00–116.50	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.74/cwt	120.00–133.00	843	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	135.14/cwt	131.00–135.50	957	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	155.30/cwt	140.00–158.00	829	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	160.10/cwt	142.50–170.00	759	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	983	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.54/cwt	128.00–134.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	158.58/cwt	150.00–168.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	156.57/cwt	142.50–162.00	897	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	146.84/cwt	137.00–150.00	965	13
Bulls	—	—	1,320	79.79/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	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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