Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold 4.00-7.00 lower in a light market test. No comparison for Replacement Cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.77/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$123.77

72 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$24.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.17

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	504	127.91	644	60
Medium 2	645	103.07	665	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.84/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale72 hd

123.77

—

UT average3 barns · 430 hd

129.95

−6.17

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	—	Average	1,748	74.33	1,300	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	50.77	680	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	50.09	596	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	47.28	448	21

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	972	930.62/cwt	900.00–960.00	9,046	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,013	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	973	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,098	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	55.04/cwt	54.00–56.00	679	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	49.55/cwt	49.00–54.00	490	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	88	170.71/cwt	120.00–195.00	150	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	44.25/cwt	41.50–46.00	396	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	160	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	232	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	50.77/cwt	49.00–52.00	680	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	49.81/cwt	48.75–52.00	584	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	47.22/cwt	44.00–48.00	577	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	713	129.35/cwt	128.00–132.00	922	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	388	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	516	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	680	127.62/cwt	122.00–132.00	868	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	557	141.65/cwt	135.00–143.50	789	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	370	166.73/cwt	164.50–171.00	617	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	645	136.11/cwt	136.00–137.00	878	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	750	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	908	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	473	148.95/cwt	140.00–157.00	705	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	500	142.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	713	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	419	147.63/cwt	140.00–155.00	619	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	708	106.84/cwt	102.00–113.00	756	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	335	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	533	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	866	112.75/cwt	104.00–117.00	976	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	462	124.78/cwt	119.00–128.00	576	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,440	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,225	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,744	76.06/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,326	8
Bulls	—	—	1,760	69.73/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	622	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	768	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	518	130.18/cwt	121.00–132.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	787	102.62/cwt	94.00–108.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	381	132.40/cwt	127.00–143.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	390	117.67/cwt	113.00–120.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	707	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	836	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	733	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	671	122.17/cwt	120.00–126.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	430	134.55/cwt	130.00–137.50	579	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	768	117.58/cwt	115.50–123.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	331	129.98/cwt	120.00–139.00	430	13

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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