Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2020-03-11

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Mar 11
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
295 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 296▲ 295 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 82▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.08/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$146.08
121 head · 605 lb average
Value per head Derived
$884
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$188
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$0.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.98
vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2488146.9371714thin
Medium and Large 1-2620145.97906107
One grade step is worth $0.96/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale121 hd
146.08
—
UT average3 barns · 541 hd
145.10
+0.98
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,58577.691,23219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54565.171,0078thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28464.3082611
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09659.7065411

Every lot

39 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325204.94/cwt203.00–207.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380183.75/cwt180.00–187.506982
Steers—Medium and Large 2419163.83/cwt161.00–169.006866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420180.27/cwt172.00–189.007577
Steers—Medium and Large 2478147.04/cwt146.00–148.007034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486171.02/cwt162.00–175.0083112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511146.39/cwt138.00–150.007485
Steers—Medium and Large 2575120.00/cwt119.00–121.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594142.81/cwt132.00–144.7584821
Steers—Medium and Large 2630122.97/cwt119.00–127.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631146.90/cwt141.00–148.2592711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676136.85/cwt131.50–144.0092517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2704137.70/cwt136.75–139.2596916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773124.50/cwt124.50–124.509626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825113.01/cwt108.00–114.009326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2948113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0712
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324191.53/cwt190.00–194.006214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426162.94/cwt157.00–170.0069410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471141.54/cwt131.00–144.0066713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528132.00/cwt132.00–132.0069714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575129.94/cwt124.00–134.0074723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621129.00/cwt129.00–129.0080132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835105.00/cwt105.00–105.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885111.00/cwt111.00–111.009821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2909100.00/cwt100.00–100.009094
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443159.49/cwt158.00–161.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484153.18/cwt147.00–160.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575139.00/cwt139.00–139.007993
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 382171.02/cwt62.00–75.5058312
Dairy Steers—Large 385575.50/cwt75.50–75.506462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23170.65/cwt61.00–76.008707
Bulls——1,79281.80/cwt78.00–85.501,46612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96349.55/cwt46.00–52.004772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12561.96/cwt60.00–63.506979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27264.81/cwt63.50–66.508249
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29569.00/cwt69.00–69.008941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38555.00/cwt55.00–55.007621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52562.22/cwt59.00–63.759493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55766.94/cwt66.25–69.001,0425

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.