Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-30

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 $142.58/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$142.58

91 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$75.82/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	526	158.44	833	43
Large 2	473	151.50	716	2thin
Medium 2	374	148.87	556	26
Medium and Large 1	809	126.50	1,023	4thin
Medium 1	890	115.00	1,024	1thin
Medium and Large 2	589	100.86	594	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	778	82.63	643	8thin

One grade step is worth $75.82/cwt here — about $190 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 sale91 hd

142.58

—

UT average1 barns · 91 hd

142.58

+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	1,575	71.00	1,118	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	61.00	805	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	2,005	58.50	1,173	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	54.78	643	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	39.24	348	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium 2	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Steers	Large 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	867	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	308	209.14/cwt	202.00–213.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	611	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	730	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	469	171.34/cwt	157.00–181.00	804	9
Steers	Large 2	—	415	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	539	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	39.24/cwt	35.00–46.00	348	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	805	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	54.78/cwt	52.00–57.00	643	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	455	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	460	157.91/cwt	150.00–166.00	726	6
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,005	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	1,173	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	1,145	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	779	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	695	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	507	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	—	850	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	363	145.01/cwt	129.00–184.00	526	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	417	142.40/cwt	126.50–183.00	594	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	795.00/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,468	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,032	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	806	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	337	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,023	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	382	176.81/cwt	159.00–186.00	675	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,305	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,083	723.27/cwt	625.00–810.00	7,833	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	950	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	289	140.43/cwt	133.00–172.00	406	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,095	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,486	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	915	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,628	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,130	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,605	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,380	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,178	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,115	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,641	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	682	122.47/cwt	88.00–136.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	354	163.48/cwt	162.00–164.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	365	152.88/cwt	137.00–160.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	156.19/cwt	134.00–164.00	653	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	620	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	508	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	305	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	266	135.92/cwt	122.00–174.00	362	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	425	179.78/cwt	143.00–192.00	764	12

How this sale compares

Utah weighted averages

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