Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand was medium and activity was medium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.18/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$137.18

78 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1-2

$69.80/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 1-2	492	155.80	766	11thin
Medium 2	402	141.91	571	19thin
Medium and Large 2	568	138.75	788	4thin
Medium 1	615	134.00	824	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	652	132.10	861	40
Medium and Large 1	880	122.00	1,074	1thin
Large 2	855	109.00	932	1thin
Large 1-2	945	86.00	813	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.80/cwt here — about −$47 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

137.18

—

UT average1 barns · 78 hd

137.18

+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	1,700	70.60	1,200	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	55.50	966	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	47.61	591	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	42.72	474	15

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,150	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,837	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,341	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	42.72/cwt	37.00–59.00	474	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	47.61/cwt	42.50–81.00	591	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,996	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	1,297	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	856	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	673	132.89/cwt	127.00–139.00	894	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	945	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	813	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	174.15/cwt	168.00–177.00	641	3
Steers	Large 2	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	352	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	109.95/cwt	107.00–113.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	869	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	443	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	678	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	148.66/cwt	138.00–161.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	124.99/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	143.62/cwt	143.00–149.00	844	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	412	132.17/cwt	92.00–173.00	545	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	115.64/cwt	109.00–129.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	113.04/cwt	109.00–115.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	105.77/cwt	101.00–116.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	128.80/cwt	118.00–133.00	733	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	151.23/cwt	132.00–157.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	520	133.79/cwt	120.00–141.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	472	139.31/cwt	128.00–147.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	240	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	138.56/cwt	137.00–139.00	679	9

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.

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