Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Though an accurate trend can not be made based on recent light receipts, a weak undertone is noted for feeder steers and heifers. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls also traded weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.16/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$120.16

104 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.68

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	590	120.16	709	104

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 sale104 hd

120.16

—

UT average3 barns · 336 hd

122.84

−2.68

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	1,768	81.33	1,438	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	60.65	979	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	57.01	697	112
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,166	49.86	581	18

Every lot, as filed

25 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%	—	1,409	52.19/cwt	51.50–53.50	735	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	60.65/cwt	57.50–63.00	979	7
Bulls	—	—	2,057	85.19/cwt	81.00–91.50	1,752	11
Bulls	—	—	1,315	75.27/cwt	63.00–79.00	990	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	48.06/cwt	47.00–49.00	551	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	601	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	112.92/cwt	105.25–120.50	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	848	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	169.39/cwt	167.00–177.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	107.25/cwt	107.25–107.25	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	102.64/cwt	95.00–103.50	852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	121.43/cwt	111.00–124.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	133.34/cwt	111.00–153.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	124.29/cwt	110.00–130.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	137.32/cwt	136.00–157.00	453	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	148.28/cwt	115.00–167.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	112.49/cwt	112.25–113.25	817	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	136.88/cwt	133.00–139.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	123.08/cwt	120.50–123.25	895	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	57.87/cwt	54.00–66.00	688	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	392	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	137.55/cwt	131.00–155.00	490	7

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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