Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as it has been several weeks since the last report was published. 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 $234.03/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$234.03

271 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$13.25/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	656	238.69	1,567	112
Medium and Large 1-2	692	231.69	1,602	135
Medium and Large 2	530	225.44	1,195	24

One grade step is worth $13.25/cwt here — about $372 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 sale271 hd

234.03

—

UT average1 barns · 271 hd

234.03

+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	1,670	116.24	1,942	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,715	103.50	1,775	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	96.00	1,071	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,365	92.33	1,261	66

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1-2	—	681	222.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,357	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,346	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	273.30/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,252	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	243.00/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	221.75/cwt	221.75–221.75	1,701	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	221.72/cwt	221.50–225.00	1,581	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	210.35/cwt	202.50–214.50	1,742	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,240	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,220	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	228.26/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	247.06/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,537	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	254.42/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,369	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	217.17/cwt	215.50–217.25	1,724	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	225.59/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,096	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	225.58/cwt	222.50–231.00	1,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	237.50/cwt	235.00–245.00	981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	230.67/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	250.96/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,428	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	226.21/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,430	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	216.67/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	205.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,318	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	196.25/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	116.86/cwt	112.50–118.50	1,879	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,733	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	88.36/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,007	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,183	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	102.98/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,300	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	85.95/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,239	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	849	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	93.17/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,254	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,049	117.78/cwt	117.50–118.00	1,236	9

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.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →