Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $118.16/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$118.16

68 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$25.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.34

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	662	130.20	862	36
Medium 2	648	104.62	678	32

One grade step is worth $25.58/cwt here — about $184 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 sale68 hd

118.16

—

UT average3 barns · 264 hd

126.50

−8.34

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	—	High	1,618	80.93	1,310	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	61.88	724	97

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	910	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	810	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	779	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	693	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	810	115.12/cwt	115.00–115.50	932	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	531	110.51/cwt	102.00–119.00	587	17
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	613	136.51/cwt	124.00–144.00	837	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	468	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	707	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	686	126.91/cwt	121.00–144.00	871	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	502	143.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	718	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,195	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	837	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	985	70.46/cwt	67.00–74.00	694	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	311	59.71/cwt	53.00–72.00	186	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	735	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	856	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	57.31/cwt	54.00–60.75	599	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	63.56/cwt	60.00–68.00	772	71
Steers	Medium 2	—	690	115.35/cwt	114.00–116.00	796	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	730	125.36/cwt	124.00–128.00	915	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	577	146.35/cwt	145.00–147.00	844	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,089	847.98/cwt	825.00–860.00	9,235	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,292	1,005.50/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	12,991	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,054	957.04/cwt	900.00–1,085.00	10,087	9
Bulls	—	—	1,929	87.56/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,689	5
Bulls	—	—	1,584	81.42/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,290	11
Bulls	—	—	1,227	68.11/cwt	65.00–70.00	836	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	185	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	713	111.62/cwt	109.00–117.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	534	123.16/cwt	120.00–126.00	658	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	587	125.64/cwt	120.00–151.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	484	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	622	117.36/cwt	112.50–118.00	730	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	432	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	563	114.12/cwt	112.00–115.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	571	6

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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