Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold 2.00-5.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady with a firm market undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.44/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$140.44

235 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$19.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.43

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	533	141.17	752	226
Medium 2	455	122.14	556	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.03/cwt here — about $196 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 sale235 hd

140.44

—

UT average3 barns · 1,108 hd

143.87

−3.43

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	1,590	71.91	1,143	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	49.43	693	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	47.76	559	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	46.02	458	32

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	910	111.76/cwt	110.50–113.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	421	136.90/cwt	120.00–141.00	576	28
Heifers	Medium 2	—	334	115.41/cwt	100.00–129.50	385	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	385	117.08/cwt	111.00–123.00	451	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	455	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	560	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	423	148.97/cwt	137.00–159.00	630	33
Bulls	—	—	1,446	68.09/cwt	65.00–70.00	985	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	48.12/cwt	46.00–49.50	578	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	50.59/cwt	50.00–51.50	530	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	48.03/cwt	47.00–49.00	483	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	46.24/cwt	45.50–47.00	612	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	43.46/cwt	43.00–44.00	414	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	44.62/cwt	42.00–46.00	523	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	480	147.04/cwt	130.00–152.00	706	32
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	279	154.97/cwt	146.00–169.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	485	130.30/cwt	126.00–135.00	632	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	50.01/cwt	49.00–52.00	709	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	44.58/cwt	43.00–47.00	443	16
Bulls	—	—	1,757	76.36/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,342	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	331	159.42/cwt	155.00–171.00	528	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	810	121.23/cwt	121.00–122.00	982	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	521	132.23/cwt	125.00–134.00	689	49
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	682	133.96/cwt	133.00–136.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	269	147.16/cwt	136.50–154.00	396	12
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	568	140.78/cwt	135.00–145.50	800	30
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	728	122.08/cwt	119.50–126.00	889	15
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	522	141.79/cwt	130.00–147.00	740	50
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	716	126.73/cwt	117.00–130.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	379	134.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	509	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,272	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,904	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	374	143.41/cwt	135.00–155.00	536	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,275	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,563	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,224	699.39/cwt	425.00–860.00	8,561	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,123	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,513	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	337	145.38/cwt	131.50–160.00	490	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,700	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	11,560	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	628	134.87/cwt	130.50–137.00	847	29
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	118.52/cwt	118.00–119.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	100.50/cwt	94.00–107.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	562	123.21/cwt	121.00–124.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	553	111.52/cwt	107.00–116.00	617	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,043	511.61/cwt	500.00–520.00	5,336	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	397	123.51/cwt	116.00–126.00	490	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	539	34.51/cwt	34.00–35.00	186	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	86	63.62/cwt	50.00–90.00	55	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	932	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,660	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	680	29.47/cwt	28.00–31.00	200	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	532	119.75/cwt	116.00–125.00	637	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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