Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower. No comparison for Replacement Cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.19/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$122.19

84 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$34.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	619	130.05	805	65
Medium 2	643	95.30	613	19thin

One grade step is worth $34.75/cwt here — about $193 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 sale84 hd

122.19

—

UT average3 barns · 225 hd

123.93

−1.74

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	1,459	77.02	1,124	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	61.00	561	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,054	55.62	586	44

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	525	130.69/cwt	120.00–144.00	686	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	81.58/cwt	75.00–87.50	306	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	440	127.50/cwt	122.00–133.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	403	112.04/cwt	106.00–118.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	355	126.33/cwt	119.00–130.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	623	82.53/cwt	74.00–91.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	570	122.88/cwt	118.00–130.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	67.45/cwt	64.00–71.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	633	113.89/cwt	105.00–115.00	721	9
Bulls	—	—	1,459	77.02/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,124	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,446	1,123.42/cwt	1,120.00–1,125.00	16,245	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	478	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	583	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,665	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	19,980	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	501	127.18/cwt	123.00–136.00	637	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,387	1,310.02/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	18,170	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	19,778	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,149	1,040.29/cwt	990.00–1,190.00	11,953	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,054	957.07/cwt	510.00–1,300.00	10,088	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,325	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	420	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	466	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	688	132.35/cwt	127.00–136.00	911	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	637	101.73/cwt	97.00–104.00	648	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	886	97.97/cwt	94.00–102.00	868	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	925	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	934	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	575	83.53/cwt	73.00–90.00	480	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	534	138.86/cwt	137.00–141.00	742	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	368	149.59/cwt	147.00–152.00	550	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	684	94.88/cwt	91.50–105.00	649	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	805	99.35/cwt	91.00–103.00	800	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	428	155.40/cwt	153.00–158.00	665	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	738	94.97/cwt	91.50–104.00	701	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	474	140.22/cwt	130.00–153.00	665	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	607	133.98/cwt	129.00–144.00	813	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	569	140.04/cwt	133.00–145.00	797	16
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	717	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	485	122.47/cwt	120.00–131.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	531	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	621	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	212	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	693	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	405	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	55.98/cwt	55.00–57.00	294	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	561	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	390	51.42/cwt	45.00–58.00	201	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	55.84/cwt	50.00–62.50	589	42
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	795	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	469	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	51.09/cwt	49.00–53.00	524	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	390	1

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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