Sale reports / Utah / 'R' Livestock Connection / 2020-09-23

'R' Livestock Connection

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Monroe, Utah · Wed, Sep 23
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2383
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▼ 473 vs last sale 1,002▲ 529 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 90▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower, with Feeder Heifers selling 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady but a firm market undertone was observed.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.61/cwt on 276 head.
Average price
$142.61
276 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$26.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.70
vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512145.18743249
Medium and Large 2425118.9350527
One grade step is worth $26.25/cwt here — about $237 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 sale276 hd
142.61
—
UT average3 barns · 1,084 hd
143.31
−0.70
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—Average1,76579.321,4005thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56958.9492511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22557.2170135
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03454.7456637

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323179.77/cwt151.50–194.0058110
Steers—Medium and Large 2323117.33/cwt115.00–120.003792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372165.65/cwt151.00–180.0061611
Steers—Medium and Large 2373124.77/cwt110.00–147.5046512
Steers—Medium and Large 2425117.40/cwt102.50–127.504994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426144.69/cwt130.00–159.5061632
Steers—Medium and Large 2453113.53/cwt105.00–115.005147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472152.27/cwt149.00–156.0071954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518140.40/cwt125.00–153.0072759
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579140.74/cwt125.00–146.0081552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626133.61/cwt122.00–139.0083619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669131.26/cwt129.00–134.008787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705119.96/cwt114.00–126.008462
Steers—Medium and Large 2740107.49/cwt106.00–109.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763126.02/cwt125.00–128.009623
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341131.15/cwt125.00–147.5044716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368121.34/cwt120.00–122.004473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377137.12/cwt125.00–139.0051730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438137.50/cwt120.00–140.0060223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478117.82/cwt111.00–119.005637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482132.97/cwt128.00–136.0064144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516128.45/cwt123.00–132.2566330
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534116.34/cwt116.00–117.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558125.20/cwt125.00–127.0069920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587114.09/cwt109.00–119.006704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607126.66/cwt126.00–127.007693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625108.22/cwt101.00–115.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679119.24/cwt117.00–120.008104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731119.27/cwt115.00–119.5087223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2863110.50/cwt109.00–112.009542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,76579.32/cwt77.50–81.001,4005
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92448.17/cwt47.50–50.004455
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03654.59/cwt52.00–56.0056622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08458.34/cwt57.75–58.7563210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21154.22/cwt51.25–56.5065714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21757.59/cwt56.50–59.5070112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25961.35/cwt60.00–62.757729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56057.35/cwt54.50–58.758956
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58060.85/cwt60.00–63.009615

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.