Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold weak compared to a light test last week. Slaughter Cattle sold weak on a very light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.30/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$110.30

49 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$232

per head · Medium 2 over Medium 1-2

$6.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.12

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	398	116.00	462	3thin
Medium 1-2	631	109.93	693	46

One grade step is worth $6.07/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale49 hd

110.30

—

UT average3 barns · 159 hd

106.18

+4.12

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	1,910	61.04	1,166	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	43.30	475	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	40.12	388	2thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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 1-2	—	335	152.29/cwt	132.00–157.00	510	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	853	103.60/cwt	103.00–104.00	884	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	625	97.13/cwt	92.00–101.50	607	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	731	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	786	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	593	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	833	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	844	104.71/cwt	104.00–105.00	884	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	425	152.41/cwt	150.00–154.00	648	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	43.30/cwt	42.00–44.50	475	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	40.12/cwt	38.00–42.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	398	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	708	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	683	102.22/cwt	100.50–104.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	530	117.17/cwt	103.00–119.00	621	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	402	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	365	132.57/cwt	120.00–135.00	484	6
Bulls	—	—	1,910	61.04/cwt	60.00–62.50	1,166	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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