Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Activity was medium and demand was medium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.48/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$124.48

55 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 2

$69.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	132.09	644	11thin
Medium 2	453	130.50	591	2thin
Medium 1-2	467	126.40	590	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	722	125.02	903	35
Large 2	942	62.50	589	2thin

One grade step is worth $69.59/cwt here — about $55 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 sale55 hd

124.48

—

UT average2 barns · 139 hd

129.97

−5.49

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	—	Average	1,660	73.36	1,218	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	60.58	898	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	56.21	722	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	55.38	540	5thin

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Cedar Livestock Auction - Cedar, UT

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,660	73.36/cwt	56.00–82.00	1,218	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	55.47/cwt	54.00–56.00	525	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	56.21/cwt	52.00–59.00	722	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	60.58/cwt	59.50–62.50	898	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.97/cwt	132.00–144.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	132.50/cwt	129.00–136.00	909	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	425	134.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	119.17/cwt	116.00–129.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	91.66/cwt	90.00–95.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	122.05/cwt	118.00–126.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	754	3
Steers	Large 2	—	942	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	405	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	853	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,603	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	840	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	131.33/cwt	126.50–133.00	935	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	372	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	111.49/cwt	111.00–113.00	938	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	119.67/cwt	113.00–132.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	519	128.45/cwt	118.00–134.00	667	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	17,141	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	11,413	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	21,692	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	465	113.35/cwt	100.00–127.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	111.23/cwt	109.50–113.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	149.63/cwt	143.00–154.00	718	6

How this sale compares

Utah weighted averages

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