Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.18/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$137.18

127 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$18.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.71

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	544	138.07	752	121
Medium 2	486	119.23	579	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.84/cwt here — about $173 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 sale127 hd

137.18

—

UT average3 barns · 691 hd

144.89

−7.71

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	1,756	74.25	1,304	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	53.42	807	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	46.85	553	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	43.92	421	40

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	365	160.34/cwt	152.50–163.00	585	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	305	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	467	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	619	118.86/cwt	116.00–122.00	736	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	536	115.62/cwt	105.00–126.00	620	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	285	159.00/cwt	151.00–167.00	453	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	573	130.25/cwt	129.00–135.00	746	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	385	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	634	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	516	111.30/cwt	110.00–114.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	316	128.24/cwt	126.00–129.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	425	110.63/cwt	109.00–113.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	584	114.04/cwt	112.00–118.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	638	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	465	116.55/cwt	114.00–119.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	420	125.23/cwt	120.00–134.00	526	22
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	686	121.56/cwt	121.00–122.00	834	23
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	519	120.73/cwt	119.00–126.00	627	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	18
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	374	127.60/cwt	118.00–135.00	477	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	491	144.75/cwt	130.00–148.00	711	38
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	536	137.46/cwt	132.00–143.00	737	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	509	34.60/cwt	29.00–40.00	176	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	610	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	348	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	758	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,927	3
Bulls	—	—	1,756	74.25/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,304	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,645	1,231.31/cwt	1,025.00–1,400.00	20,255	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,361	813.49/cwt	530.00–1,025.00	11,072	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,275	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	49.28/cwt	47.00–50.25	615	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	45.46/cwt	43.00–47.50	455	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	40.32/cwt	36.00–42.00	358	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	48.85/cwt	48.00–50.00	467	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	915	113.03/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	717	120.96/cwt	120.00–132.00	867	26
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	658	125.40/cwt	114.00–131.00	825	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	429	149.44/cwt	137.00–157.00	641	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	768	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	945	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,265	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	962	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,147	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	45.80/cwt	42.00–46.50	528	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	778	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	53.28/cwt	49.50–59.50	815	4

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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