Sale reports / Utah / Basin Livestock Market / 2020-07-10

Basin Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Ballard, Utah · Fri, Jul 10
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2379
Receipts
54 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 39▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter Cows sold firm on a light test, and Slaughter Bulls sold weak on a light test.

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—Average1,83084.181,54130
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39765.649174thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34962.1083818
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,34353.977252thin

Every lot

6 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62072.74/cwt72.00–74.001,1783
Bulls——1,77183.43/cwt79.00–87.001,47819
Bulls——2,05090.27/cwt89.00–93.501,8518
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34353.97/cwt52.00–56.007252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34962.10/cwt60.00–64.0083818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39765.64/cwt64.50–67.009174

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.