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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, May 27

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← May 20May 27Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 163▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 101▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm on a light market test this week. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, and Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.57/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$102.57

45 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$33.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.14

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	721	105.51	761	41
Medium and Large 2	601	72.50	435	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.01/cwt here — about $326 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 sale45 hd

102.57

—

UT average3 barns · 216 hd

114.71

−12.14

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	—	High	1,681	85.09	1,430	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	63.32	940	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	61.64	783	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	60.26	664	24

Every lot

21 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	148.73/cwt	145.00–154.00	767	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	133.60/cwt	133.00–134.00	741	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	139.42/cwt	133.00–146.00	544	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	335	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	637	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	666	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	113.60/cwt	105.00–119.00	699	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	872	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	83.42/cwt	81.00–98.00	808	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	800	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,342	73.83/cwt	65.00–79.00	991	3
Bulls	—	—	1,731	86.12/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,491	8
Bulls	—	—	1,835	91.49/cwt	89.50–93.50	1,679	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	51.64/cwt	50.00–54.00	513	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	58.86/cwt	57.00–62.25	638	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	64.20/cwt	63.50–68.00	741	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	863	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	56.23/cwt	55.00–58.00	694	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	62.52/cwt	61.00–64.00	803	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	63.32/cwt	60.25–65.25	940	12

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.

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

'R' Livestock Connection - Monroe, UT

Wed May 27, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Salt Lake City, UT (AG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 163Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 101Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm on a light market test this week. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, and Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,835	89.50–93.50	91.49
8	—	1,731	82.00–88.00	86.12
3	—	1,342	65.00–79.00	73.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	50.00–54.00	51.64
9	—	1,154	63.50–68.00	64.20
13	—	1,084	57.00–62.25	58.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	71.00	71.00
4	—	1,235	55.00–58.00	56.23
14	—	1,284	61.00–64.00	62.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,485	60.25–65.25	63.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	75.00	75.00
2	—	478	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	129.00	129.00
6	—	1,000	80.00	80.00
7	—	589	113.00	113.00
7	—	968	81.00–98.00	83.42
10	—	615	105.00–119.00	113.60
2	—	390	133.00–146.00	139.42
3	—	928	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	145.00–154.00	148.73
5	—	555	133.00–134.00	133.60

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.