Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady to slightly firm on a light test. Slaughter cattle traded with firm undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.94/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$153.94

212 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$12.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	161.18	912	86
Medium and Large 1-2	545	148.99	813	126

One grade step is worth $12.19/cwt here — about $99 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 sale212 hd

153.94

—

UT average3 barns · 925 hd

155.28

−1.35

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	1,589	82.19	1,306	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	54.68	674	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	44.04	471	11

Every lot, as filed

40 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.55/cwt	122.50–130.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	153.94/cwt	152.50–167.50	587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.29/cwt	120.00–142.00	709	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,045	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	170.03/cwt	168.00–171.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	140.12/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	128.92/cwt	117.50–134.00	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	148.32/cwt	142.00–152.50	854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	154.39/cwt	147.50–160.00	738	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	148.17/cwt	148.00–148.50	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	180.40/cwt	175.00–183.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	168.05/cwt	167.00–175.00	825	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	133.75/cwt	133.00–134.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	147.88/cwt	147.75–148.00	1,011	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	157.10/cwt	155.00–161.00	605	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	146.81/cwt	142.50–154.00	782	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	145.04/cwt	144.50–146.00	859	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.29/cwt	142.00–144.50	896	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	153.01/cwt	152.50–162.00	684	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	145.13/cwt	135.00–148.00	533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	155.31/cwt	154.75–155.50	961	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	166.38/cwt	162.00–177.00	892	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	127.20/cwt	125.00–134.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	151.60/cwt	147.50–157.50	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	163.60/cwt	155.00–168.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	137.28/cwt	132.00–144.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	137.80/cwt	132.50–143.00	584	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	138.68/cwt	132.50–142.50	462	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	646	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	140.64/cwt	125.00–144.00	751	18
Bulls	—	—	1,589	82.19/cwt	77.00–86.50	1,306	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	53.30/cwt	51.00–56.50	690	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	449	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	57.67/cwt	57.00–59.00	634	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	46.05/cwt	42.50–48.00	470	9

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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