Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower compared to a light test. Slaughter Cattle sold steady with a weak undertone on limited sales this and last week. No comparison is available for Replacement Cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.09/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$140.09

70 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$43.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.88

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	483	146.85	710	59
Medium 2	640	103.83	664	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.02/cwt here — about $45 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 sale70 hd

140.09

—

UT average3 barns · 375 hd

135.21

+4.88

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	1,585	76.16	1,207	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	63.40	940	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	58.90	764	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	53.79	522	5thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	578	126.92/cwt	122.00–134.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	658	131.87/cwt	131.00–133.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	524	135.05/cwt	126.00–145.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	639	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	846	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	459	149.45/cwt	144.00–157.00	686	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	581	145.20/cwt	137.00–157.00	844	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	611	127.78/cwt	122.00–143.00	781	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	562	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	562	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	227	137.75/cwt	130.00–152.00	313	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	655	104.36/cwt	90.00–118.50	684	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	334	139.89/cwt	132.00–157.00	467	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	740	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	707	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	511	147.79/cwt	137.00–155.00	755	5
Steers	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	489	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	787	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	625	108.48/cwt	100.00–118.50	678	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	671	137.75/cwt	124.00–143.00	924	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	263	159.22/cwt	152.00–172.00	419	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	60.45/cwt	59.00–63.50	778	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	63.40/cwt	63.00–64.00	940	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	46.82/cwt	45.00–48.00	418	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	58.44/cwt	54.00–62.00	597	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	56.32/cwt	55.00–57.50	741	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,410	989.68/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	13,954	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,660	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	24,236	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,913	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	70.73/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,029	3
Bulls	—	—	1,714	81.58/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,398	3

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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