Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a light test last week, Feeder cattle under 600 lbs sold mostly steady to firm while heavier feeders sold mostly steady to weak. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold unevenly steady compared to a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.20/cwt on 543 head.

Average price

$187.20

543 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$2.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	187.42	1,062	498
Medium and Large 1-2	469	184.78	866	45

One grade step is worth $2.64/cwt here — about $195 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 sale543 hd

187.20

—

UT average3 barns · 1,809 hd

187.52

−0.32

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	1,670	91.05	1,521	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	71.85	1,105	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	70.48	922	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	62.66	684	65

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	615	172.80/cwt	172.50–174.00	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	177.41/cwt	167.00–185.00	926	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	183.74/cwt	176.00–187.00	878	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	196.28/cwt	185.00–205.00	422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	200.33/cwt	192.00–204.00	936	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,424	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	203.15/cwt	199.00–210.00	849	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	220.96/cwt	211.00–235.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	157.01/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	178.74/cwt	176.00–180.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	186.80/cwt	185.00–192.50	788	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,137	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	182.62/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,143	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	195.96/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,019	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	152.27/cwt	148.00–155.50	1,192	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	235.42/cwt	220.00–242.50	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,243	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	184.47/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,059	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	240.04/cwt	235.00–245.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	189.22/cwt	187.00–202.50	702	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	184.03/cwt	181.00–199.00	743	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	159.86/cwt	159.50–161.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	171.25/cwt	170.00–172.50	779	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	65.82/cwt	59.00–68.50	711	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,382	42.91/cwt	42.50–43.00	593	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	54.45/cwt	48.00–57.50	582	12
Bulls	—	—	1,732	84.16/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,458	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	66.76/cwt	61.00–69.50	907	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	73.99/cwt	71.00–75.50	934	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	70.62/cwt	67.25–74.00	1,115	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	75.19/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,073	7
Bulls	—	—	1,683	91.98/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,548	14
Bulls	—	—	1,180	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	166.86/cwt	158.00–176.00	1,125	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	206.34/cwt	200.00–210.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	187.51/cwt	185.00–192.50	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	130.51/cwt	127.50–132.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	149.58/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	209.73/cwt	196.00–220.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	185.20/cwt	175.00–191.00	415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	181.56/cwt	177.50–190.00	766	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	177.15/cwt	164.00–187.50	1,027	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	167.75/cwt	167.50–168.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	220.04/cwt	205.00–230.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	172.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	734	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	776	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	172.14/cwt	165.00–181.00	816	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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