Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm on a light market test. Slaughter Cattle sold firm on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.69/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$129.69

16 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.21

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	489	129.69	634	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

129.69

—

UT average3 barns · 72 hd

115.47

+14.21

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	1,203	64.72	779	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	54.48	666	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	670	42.51	285	2thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	390	138.25/cwt	134.00–157.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	270	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	653	115.94/cwt	100.00–132.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	473	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	525	136.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	716	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,220	847.18/cwt	725.00–950.00	10,336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,203	64.72/cwt	51.00–73.00	779	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	56.97/cwt	54.50–63.00	739	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	845	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	42.51/cwt	41.00–44.00	285	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	770	106.14/cwt	102.00–110.50	817	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	375	159.63/cwt	153.00–167.00	599	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	523	135.26/cwt	129.00–141.00	707	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,153	711.28/cwt	600.00–825.00	8,201	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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