Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle traded with firm undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.32/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$163.32

138 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$0.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	163.43	1,161	111
Medium and Large 1-2	626	162.88	1,019	27

One grade step is worth $0.55/cwt here — about $142 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 sale138 hd

163.32

—

UT average2 barns · 440 hd

173.47

−10.15

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	1,795	98.53	1,769	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	76.74	909	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	754	41.23	311	4thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	802	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	169.46/cwt	162.50–172.00	798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	158.43/cwt	155.00–159.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	698	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,256	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,218	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	146.52/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	156.16/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	166.80/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,196	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,014	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	161.69/cwt	159.75–164.00	1,075	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	987	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	764	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	98.53/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	76.74/cwt	74.50–79.25	909	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	754	41.23/cwt	40.00–42.50	311	4

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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