Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 1.00-5.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter Cattle sold 1.00-5.00 higher on a light test. No comparison for Replacement Cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.27/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$141.27

32 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1-2

$21.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.94

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	561	141.96	796	31
Large 1-2	620	120.00	744	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.96/cwt here — about $52 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 sale32 hd

141.27

—

UT average3 barns · 128 hd

130.33

+10.94

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	1,546	78.91	1,220	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	65.84	994	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	64.87	810	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	59.77	597	18

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	962	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	635	3
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	705	56.96/cwt	52.00–62.00	402	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	917	61.34/cwt	59.00–66.00	562	3
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	675	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	358	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,805	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	19,404	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	64.87/cwt	62.50–67.50	810	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	65.84/cwt	64.75–66.75	994	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	57.76/cwt	56.00–58.50	542	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	60.34/cwt	59.50–63.00	614	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,270	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,970	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,381	1,054.38/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	14,561	13
Bulls	—	—	1,388	73.26/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,017	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	83.14/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,384	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	850	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	961	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	618	128.00/cwt	116.00–138.00	791	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	414	142.46/cwt	126.50–156.50	590	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	476	155.11/cwt	151.00–156.50	738	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	564	148.30/cwt	124.00–151.00	836	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	525	134.64/cwt	120.00–149.00	707	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	658	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	793	98.33/cwt	98.00–99.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	858	97.96/cwt	94.00–100.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	517	90.74/cwt	90.00–91.00	469	8

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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