Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.38/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$129.38

49 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$30.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.81

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	615	136.24	838	38
Medium 2	461	105.71	487	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.53/cwt here — about $351 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

129.38

—

UT average3 barns · 361 hd

120.58

+8.81

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	—	Low	1,565	78.61	1,230	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	873	54.56	476	34

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	507	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	761	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	103.00/cwt	91.00–115.00	556	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	655	107.60/cwt	91.00–116.00	705	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	712	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	883	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	372	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	331	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	972	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	476	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	453	44.55/cwt	35.00–54.00	202	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	660	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	356	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	811	50.55/cwt	47.00–52.00	410	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	903	56.48/cwt	53.00–63.00	510	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,458	1,213.13/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	17,687	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,098	920.91/cwt	625.00–1,150.00	10,112	29
Bulls	—	—	1,083	65.79/cwt	64.00–69.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	273	135.44/cwt	129.00–142.00	370	2
Bulls	—	—	1,771	84.10/cwt	81.00–86.50	1,489	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	605	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	729	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	393	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	556	116.87/cwt	114.00–128.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	381	111.56/cwt	100.00–119.00	425	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	537	129.99/cwt	126.00–134.00	698	15
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	627	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	201	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	209	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	475	130.71/cwt	130.00–131.00	621	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	670	133.89/cwt	123.00–137.00	897	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	473	144.17/cwt	140.00–153.00	682	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	611	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	825	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	365	4

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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