Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: All classes were too thinly tested for an accurate market trend. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $240.32/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$240.32

80 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$57.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	247.51	1,481	27
Medium and Large 1-2	475	244.96	1,165	45
Medium and Large 2	579	189.94	1,099	8thin

One grade step is worth $57.57/cwt here — about $382 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 sale80 hd

240.32

—

UT average1 barns · 80 hd

240.32

+0.00

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	1,473	125.57	1,850	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	109.04	1,159	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,240	103.00	2,307	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,370	100.36	1,375	47

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,438	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$2,238	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$1,902	14

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2	—	263	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,242	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	251.58/cwt	250.00–265.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	250.58/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,098	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	135.86/cwt	132.50–142.50	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	212.60/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	246.91/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	272.39/cwt	270.00–274.00	994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	243.65/cwt	237.50–255.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,337	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	909	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,240	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,307	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	93.23/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,050	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	791	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,400	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	723	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,104	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	101.73/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,395	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	101.17/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,153	3
Bulls	—	—	1,954	127.14/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,484	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	101.38/cwt	83.00–112.00	1,693	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,214	127.59/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,549	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,078	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,536	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	2,238.24/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,238	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,901.90/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,902	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	211.56/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,519	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,165	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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