Sale reports / Utah / Basin Livestock Market / 2020-06-05

Basin Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Ballard, Utah · Fri, Jun 5
● Final5 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2379
Receipts
38 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 44▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cattle sold weak on a light market test. No comparison for Feeder Cattle.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,69088.031,4888thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59957.8292415
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34157.7377415

Every lot

5 lots · USDA AMS · Basin Livestock Market - Ballard, UT
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42988.30/cwt85.00–96.001,2625
Bulls——2,12587.57/cwt83.00–90.001,8613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34157.73/cwt54.00–64.0077415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59157.84/cwt57.50–58.0092010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61457.79/cwt57.50–58.009335

This sale against other markets

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.