Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The light test of feeder steers and heifers traded with a firm undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows traded mostly 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.57/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$123.57

73 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.75

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	598	123.57	739	73

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 sale73 hd

123.57

—

UT average3 barns · 466 hd

117.81

+5.75

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	1,663	91.42	1,520	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	67.00	983	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	62.64	781	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	56.05	525	71

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,536	89.61/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,376	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	64.17/cwt	63.00–67.00	841	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	61.10/cwt	59.00–61.75	724	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	67.00/cwt	65.75–71.25	983	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	57.30/cwt	53.00–62.00	545	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	46.19/cwt	42.00–53.00	379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	109.01/cwt	107.00–111.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.64/cwt	127.50–156.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	148.23/cwt	143.00–162.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.41/cwt	121.00–125.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	108.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.75/cwt	135.00–138.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	133.88/cwt	121.00–137.00	645	10
Bulls	—	—	2,042	96.85/cwt	96.50–97.00	1,978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	169.69/cwt	152.50–177.50	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	115.30/cwt	112.00–116.00	704	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	123.32/cwt	115.00–135.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	149.89/cwt	132.50–161.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	166.99/cwt	165.00–168.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	112.79/cwt	111.00–116.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.81/cwt	117.50–141.50	745	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	114.53/cwt	113.00–116.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	103.26/cwt	102.50–104.00	733	2

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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