Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm on a light test this and last week. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher on light receipts. No comparison for Replacement Cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.19/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$128.19

16 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$29.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.16

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	516	137.37	709	11thin
Medium 2	542	108.00	585	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.37/cwt here — about $123 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 sale16 hd

128.19

—

UT average3 barns · 301 hd

135.35

−7.16

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	1,837	87.57	1,609	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	66.12	934	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	65.44	813	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	57.98	536	5thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	675	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	506	139.01/cwt	134.00–144.00	703	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	66.12/cwt	64.50–67.00	934	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	65.44/cwt	62.00–67.50	813	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	54.65/cwt	53.00–57.00	450	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	62.98/cwt	62.50–63.50	679	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,299	66.37/cwt	63.50–72.00	862	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,165	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,941	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	94	67.70/cwt	60.00–90.00	64	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	108	120.85/cwt	95.00–135.00	131	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	880	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	959	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	873	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	473	157.65/cwt	152.00–160.50	746	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	508	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	747	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	428	151.84/cwt	136.50–167.00	650	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	958	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	588	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	532	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	360	154.50/cwt	151.00–158.00	556	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,320	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,650	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	24,503	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	90.45/cwt	89.00–93.50	1,719	6
Bulls	—	—	1,876	86.89/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,630	7

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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