Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded weak. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold with firm undertone and heifers over 450 lbs sold with weak undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows traded mostly 5.00 lower, and the light test of average dressing slaughter bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.57/cwt on 635 head.

Average price

$143.57

635 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	150.68	837	335
Medium and Large 1-2	569	135.63	771	300

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $66 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 sale635 hd

143.57

—

UT average2 barns · 752 hd

145.36

−1.79

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	1,714	69.22	1,186	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,662	54.82	911	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	45.87	544	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,056	40.64	429	268

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	488	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	682	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	741	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	157.57/cwt	150.00–165.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	116.36/cwt	110.00–119.25	830	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.44/cwt	159.00–167.50	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.20/cwt	121.00–138.00	750	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	152.74/cwt	120.00–156.00	739	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	947	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	153.15/cwt	129.00–161.00	626	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	135.47/cwt	135.00–139.00	821	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.17/cwt	125.00–127.50	912	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	123.02/cwt	119.00–124.50	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,256	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	153.03/cwt	148.00–165.00	802	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	120.94/cwt	119.00–125.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	140.36/cwt	127.50–147.00	728	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	129.06/cwt	121.00–132.50	812	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	173.04/cwt	171.00–187.00	668	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	127.92/cwt	125.00–129.50	855	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.35/cwt	122.00–129.00	662	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	165.50/cwt	161.00–170.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	134.28/cwt	124.00–136.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	171.80/cwt	150.00–180.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.03/cwt	140.00–152.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	161.61/cwt	158.00–167.00	772	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	167.95/cwt	166.50–176.00	736	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	146.62/cwt	141.50–151.00	830	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	127.90/cwt	121.00–129.25	1,105	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	133.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	690	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	124.83/cwt	121.00–126.00	839	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	178.41/cwt	170.00–187.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,057	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	159.58/cwt	152.00–173.00	664	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	131.98/cwt	126.50–137.00	641	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	148.93/cwt	141.00–156.00	427	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	120.69/cwt	117.00–124.50	763	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.22/cwt	131.00–148.25	604	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	156.01/cwt	145.00–158.00	534	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.66/cwt	160.00–170.50	629	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	125.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	773	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	125.80/cwt	122.00–128.00	732	39
Bulls	—	—	1,725	71.15/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,227	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	25.43/cwt	20.00–28.00	235	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	46.05/cwt	44.75–49.75	542	48
Bulls	—	—	1,670	61.50/cwt	59.00–63.00	1,027	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,662	54.82/cwt	51.50–58.00	911	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	42.47/cwt	40.00–44.75	454	191
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	37.35/cwt	31.00–39.00	387	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	44.10/cwt	44.00–44.25	561	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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