Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand was medium and activity was medium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.41/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$112.41

28 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

per head · Medium 2 over Medium and Large 2

$33.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	343	136.67	469	3thin
Large 1-2	710	111.00	788	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	701	110.92	778	18thin
Medium and Large 1	755	108.50	819	2thin
Large 2	690	104.00	718	1thin
Medium and Large 2	470	102.92	484	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.75/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale28 hd

112.41

—

UT average1 barns · 28 hd

112.41

+0.00

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	1,409	74.82	1,054	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,054	62.01	654	5thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	92.46/cwt	85.00–107.50	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	91.57/cwt	49.00–113.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	136.06/cwt	133.00–139.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	856	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	95.88/cwt	91.00–101.00	501	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	235	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	427	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	265	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	432	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	74.24/cwt	57.00–80.00	1,134	6
Bulls	—	—	1,050	76.57/cwt	66.50–89.00	804	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	62.01/cwt	57.00–67.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	819	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	765	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	975	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	110	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	126	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	565	131.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	670	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	935	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	120.59/cwt	116.00–125.50	806	3

How this sale compares

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 →