Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Comparable trades of feeder steers and heifers and the light test of average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded with firm undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.51/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$157.51

281 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$0.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.07

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	157.64	1,101	207
Medium and Large 1-2	596	157.14	937	74

One grade step is worth $0.50/cwt here — about $165 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 sale281 hd

157.51

—

UT average2 barns · 730 hd

163.58

−6.07

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	1,540	82.60	1,272	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,641	62.73	1,029	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	61.71	788	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	57.28	628	20

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	150.00/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,155	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	181.27/cwt	172.00–185.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	167.74/cwt	167.50–168.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	130.78/cwt	125.50–138.00	951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	147.40/cwt	144.00–148.50	1,058	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	169.97/cwt	165.00–172.50	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	166.83/cwt	164.00–173.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	162.16/cwt	161.00–163.00	947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	147.00/cwt	146.50–147.25	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	172.65/cwt	171.00–174.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	156.84/cwt	156.50–157.50	949	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	151.63/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	163.60/cwt	162.00–164.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	144.32/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,198	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	185.43/cwt	175.00–186.50	948	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,080	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	129.98/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,026	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	145.82/cwt	137.00–151.00	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,055	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	157.78/cwt	150.00–159.75	974	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	161.75/cwt	159.75–165.25	1,079	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	150.45/cwt	147.00–156.00	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	154.89/cwt	154.00–157.50	403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	146.60/cwt	145.00–147.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.92/cwt	152.50–157.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	163.00/cwt	160.50–168.50	678	17
Bulls	—	—	1,540	82.60/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,272	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	61.01/cwt	58.50–62.50	785	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	66.35/cwt	63.25–68.00	806	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	62.73/cwt	62.00–64.00	1,029	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	57.28/cwt	56.00–60.00	628	20

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.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →