Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold with firm undertone. No comparison available for feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.69/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$146.69

32 head · 804 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$532

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

$49.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.19

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	361	190.00	686	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	867	140.51	1,218	28

One grade step is worth $49.49/cwt here — about −$532 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 sale32 hd

146.69

—

UT average2 barns · 59 hd

149.89

−3.19

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	—	Low	1,674	102.41	1,714	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	95.65	1,497	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	92.50	1,123	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	85.11	916	18

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,212	$1,365	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	73.91/cwt	72.50–75.00	715	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	86.51/cwt	83.00–89.00	943	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	95.65/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,497	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	91.99/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,088	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	95.63/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,236	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	86.25/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,013	6
Bulls	—	—	1,184	78.94/cwt	78.00–80.00	935	6
Bulls	—	—	1,847	110.70/cwt	104.00–115.00	2,045	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,364.55/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,365	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	137.71/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,378	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	136.32/cwt	136.00–137.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,219	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	134.42/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	924	8

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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