Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 7.00 higher. No comparison for Replacement Cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $119.02/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$119.02

89 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$25.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	634	127.66	809	59
Medium 2	627	102.04	640	30

One grade step is worth $25.62/cwt here — about $170 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 sale89 hd

119.02

—

UT average2 barns · 104 hd

120.74

−1.72

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	1,430	72.67	1,039	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	57.30	605	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	52.09	570	17

Every lot, as filed

35 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 2	—	725	87.91/cwt	84.00–89.00	637	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	728	129.08/cwt	125.00–131.00	940	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	531	140.14/cwt	129.00–142.50	744	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	772	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	965	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	571	131.92/cwt	120.50–140.00	753	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	882	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	935	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	472	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	486	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	693	127.77/cwt	124.00–129.00	885	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	556	115.18/cwt	115.00–116.00	640	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	471	137.54/cwt	120.00–145.00	648	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	531	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	281	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,265	665.00/cwt	640.00–690.00	8,412	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,498	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	12,433	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	63.34/cwt	56.00–74.00	817	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	886	52.93/cwt	50.00–56.00	469	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	57.53/cwt	57.00–59.00	693	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	50.42/cwt	38.00–56.00	535	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	363	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	419	116.66/cwt	112.00–119.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	623	104.97/cwt	100.00–114.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	518	121.21/cwt	112.00–123.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	471	122.46/cwt	122.00–123.00	577	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	567	118.39/cwt	115.00–120.50	671	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	826	106.83/cwt	103.00–110.00	882	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	511	111.90/cwt	105.00–117.00	572	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	375	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	463	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	631	129.35/cwt	120.00–131.00	816	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	779	95.74/cwt	93.50–98.00	746	6
Bulls	—	—	1,430	72.67/cwt	62.00–78.50	1,039	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,017.32/cwt	860.00–1,120.00	15,005	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,051	935.53/cwt	610.00–1,175.00	9,832	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	864.56/cwt	640.00–1,000.00	9,251	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	976	698.47/cwt	690.00–700.00	6,817	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,538	1,235.37/cwt	1,220.00–1,250.00	19,000	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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