Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling 5.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.16/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$137.16

211 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$5.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.97

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	562	138.42	779	161
Medium 2	408	133.10	543	50

One grade step is worth $5.32/cwt here — about $236 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 sale211 hd

137.16

—

UT average3 barns · 1,302 hd

148.13

−10.97

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	1,670	74.42	1,243	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	47.14	689	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	46.25	590	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	44.40	474	63

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	804	127.84/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,028	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	626	137.68/cwt	131.00–141.00	862	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	422	143.40/cwt	139.50–154.00	605	27
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	235	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	311	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	409	129.46/cwt	122.00–132.00	529	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	114.67/cwt	109.00–119.00	476	17
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	589	120.02/cwt	115.00–122.00	707	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	529	112.20/cwt	101.00–119.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	612	118.62/cwt	115.00–124.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	111.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	716	120.62/cwt	117.00–123.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	567	99.35/cwt	98.00–101.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	371	132.63/cwt	132.00–134.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	511	132.51/cwt	120.00–142.00	677	24
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	314	138.20/cwt	136.00–139.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	483	126.38/cwt	120.00–136.00	610	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	856	121.37/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,039	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	533	137.18/cwt	126.00–141.00	731	19
Steers	Medium 2	—	410	130.30/cwt	116.00–136.00	534	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,323	826.63/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	10,936	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,290	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	72.20/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,118	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,008	560.91/cwt	435.00–650.00	5,654	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	75.26/cwt	75.00–75.50	1,428	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	492	144.44/cwt	143.00–154.00	711	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	44.20/cwt	41.00–45.50	567	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	965	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	521	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	227	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	50.18/cwt	47.50–52.00	721	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	44.10/cwt	40.00–46.00	656	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	48.60/cwt	47.00–52.00	525	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	40.98/cwt	39.00–43.00	437	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	54.25/cwt	52.00–56.50	688	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	44.85/cwt	44.00–46.50	476	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	47.85/cwt	46.00–50.00	606	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	616.81/cwt	575.00–650.00	6,168	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,314	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,805	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	18,953	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	668	121.43/cwt	116.00–127.00	811	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	518	113.38/cwt	110.00–117.00	587	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	556	136.28/cwt	125.00–147.00	758	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	734	124.86/cwt	115.00–128.00	916	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	785	112.00/cwt	108.00–116.00	879	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	771	125.59/cwt	121.00–127.00	968	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	936	108.46/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	333	146.27/cwt	145.00–154.00	487	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	374	156.33/cwt	142.00–165.00	585	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	316	168.88/cwt	164.00–173.00	534	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	136.10/cwt	122.00–137.50	514	17

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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