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'R' Livestock Connection

Name: 'R' Livestock Connection livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Aug 12

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

194 head

▼ 189 vs last sale 383▲ 194 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 84▲ 112 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 in a narrow market comparison. Slaughter Cattle sold steady, but with a weak undertone.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.46/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$163.46

78 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$39.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.71

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	459	167.98	770	69
Medium and Large 2	363	128.80	467	9thin

One grade step is worth $39.18/cwt here — about $303 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 sale78 hd

163.46

—

UT average3 barns · 271 hd

151.74

+11.71

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	1,724	87.35	1,506	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	65.55	835	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,674	65.02	1,089	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	63.60	676	16

Every lot

28 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	198.25/cwt	198.00–199.00	634	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	140.84/cwt	133.00–149.00	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	181.03/cwt	164.00–189.00	739	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	520	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	158.22/cwt	158.00–163.00	748	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	906	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	312	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	165.26/cwt	164.00–167.00	547	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	147.01/cwt	140.50–155.00	632	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	141.95/cwt	136.00–160.00	701	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	703	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	950	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	81.59/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,089	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	89.65/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,685	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	621	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	64.63/cwt	62.50–66.00	695	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	66.23/cwt	64.75–67.50	837	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	62.63/cwt	61.50–63.50	823	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	60.68/cwt	57.00–63.50	888	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,732	66.20/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,147	11

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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 383Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 84Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm in a narrow market comparison. Slaughter Cattle sold steady, but with a weak undertone.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,075	62.50–66.00	64.63
4	—	1,026	60.50	60.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,732	65.00–68.00	66.20
3	—	1,463	57.00–63.50	60.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,264	64.75–67.50	66.23
7	—	1,314	61.50–63.50	62.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,880	88.00–91.50	89.65
2	—	1,335	80.00–83.00	81.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	125.00	125.00
2	—	383	133.00–149.00	140.84
2	—	265	125.00	125.00
1	—	305	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	408	164.00–189.00	181.03
23	—	473	158.00–163.00	158.22
12	—	515	161.00	161.00
4	—	320	198.00–199.00	198.25
2	—	705	128.50	128.50
1	—	685	136.50	136.50
1	—	595	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	430	140.50–155.00	147.01
15	—	331	164.00–167.00	165.26
5	—	523	134.50	134.50
4	—	494	136.00–160.00	141.95
3	—	650	124.00	124.00
2	—	833	114.00	114.00
2	—	365	164.00	164.00
2	—	223	140.00	140.00

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.