Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the most recent sale, feeder cattle sold firm on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.26/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$160.26

40 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$23.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.33

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	410	163.16	669	35
Medium and Large 2	396	140.00	554	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.16/cwt here — about $114 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 sale40 hd

160.26

—

UT average3 barns · 436 hd

148.94

+11.33

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	1,458	73.00	1,064	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	61.22	779	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	56.65	567	14

Every lot, as filed

31 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 and Large 1-2	—	316	178.68/cwt	173.00–184.00	565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	177.32/cwt	176.50–179.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	151.70/cwt	146.00–153.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	164.66/cwt	158.00–168.00	533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.53/cwt	161.00–164.00	699	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,122.40/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	13,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.93/cwt	137.00–151.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	554	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	73.25/cwt	69.00–77.50	271	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,693	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,179.78/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	12,895	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	59.93/cwt	58.50–61.00	628	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	49.72/cwt	44.00–53.00	463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	159.02/cwt	151.00–178.50	426	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	64.31/cwt	59.00–69.50	693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	789	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	646	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	530	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	62.50/cwt	62.00–63.00	633	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	62.03/cwt	61.00–63.00	793	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	76.66/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,215	3
Bulls	—	—	1,075	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	150.11/cwt	144.00–157.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	162.34/cwt	152.00–166.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.08/cwt	160.00–164.00	616	2

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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