Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as this is the first reported sale in several months. 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 $289.04/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$289.04

249 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$68.96/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	496	309.94	1,537	161
Medium and Large 1-2	628	251.91	1,583	79
Medium and Large 2	559	240.98	1,347	9thin

One grade step is worth $68.96/cwt here — about $190 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 sale249 hd

289.04

—

UT average1 barns · 249 hd

289.04

+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	1,630	116.34	1,896	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,657	111.94	1,855	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,356	94.62	1,283	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	76.27	790	28

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	235.47/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	265.10/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	217.52/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	269.27/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	242.12/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,310	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	273.68/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	269.96/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	272.42/cwt	262.00–277.50	1,441	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	349.88/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,379	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	378.96/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	273.62/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,549	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	229.81/cwt	225.00–230.50	1,717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	239.87/cwt	239.00–242.50	1,629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	254.21/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,485	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	314.24/cwt	300.00–314.50	1,530	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	324.59/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	286.37/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	246.29/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,534	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	243.95/cwt	240.00–245.50	1,400	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	53.31/cwt	32.00–62.50	506	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	82.12/cwt	72.50–90.00	875	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	98.04/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,082	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	111.94/cwt	108.00–115.50	1,855	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	89.16/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,165	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	102.64/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,467	17
Bulls	—	—	1,701	119.97/cwt	117.00–126.00	2,041	17
Bulls	—	—	1,456	107.53/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	246.20/cwt	242.50–250.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	261.54/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,347	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	275.59/cwt	275.00–285.00	951	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	236.11/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	295.74/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,541	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	249.49/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	227.62/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	278.76/cwt	275.00–281.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,177	2

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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