Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold weak compared to a light test. No Replacement Cattle comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.77/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$130.77

76 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$25.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	607	134.85	818	64
Medium and Large 1-2	812	109.00	885	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.85/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale76 hd

130.77

—

UT average3 barns · 188 hd

129.18

+1.59

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	1,141	67.59	771	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,057	82.00	867	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,026	59.26	608	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	729	34.08	248	18

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	92.45/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,304	2
Bulls	—	—	911	57.21/cwt	45.00–61.00	521	13
Bulls	—	—	1,548	81.78/cwt	71.00–88.50	1,266	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,290	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,154	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,501	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,315	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	14,597	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	798	498.54/cwt	480.00–520.00	3,978	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	861	561.99/cwt	420.00–1,100.00	4,839	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,057	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	867	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	58.72/cwt	56.00–60.50	595	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	648	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	729	34.08/cwt	26.00–45.00	248	18
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,693	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	675	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	371	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	900	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	531	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	377	169.81/cwt	168.00–172.00	640	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	729	124.75/cwt	120.00–136.00	909	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	568	139.79/cwt	129.00–148.00	794	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	885	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	401	145.75/cwt	125.00–151.00	584	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	828	102.90/cwt	100.00–105.00	852	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	797	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	909	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	344	129.79/cwt	117.00–133.00	446	5

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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