Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 7.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold steady with a weak market undertone.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.77/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$117.77

156 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$6.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.09

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	463	119.66	554	110
Medium 2	408	113.26	462	46

One grade step is worth $6.39/cwt here — about $92 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 sale156 hd

117.77

—

UT average3 barns · 1,214 hd

125.86

−8.09

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	1,703	64.09	1,092	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	46.59	653	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	42.59	485	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,092	38.53	421	17

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
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	394	123.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	488	30
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	724	105.65/cwt	104.00–109.00	765	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	324	155.84/cwt	145.00–161.00	505	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	729	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	875	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	619	67.95/cwt	38.00–85.00	421	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	259	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	500	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	210	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	277	158.79/cwt	148.00–163.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	662	107.98/cwt	102.00–112.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	615	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	472	119.60/cwt	114.00–126.00	565	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	472	131.62/cwt	125.00–141.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	526	116.18/cwt	114.00–118.00	611	21
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	422	123.15/cwt	116.00–127.00	520	20
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	628	123.53/cwt	116.00–124.00	776	17
Heifers	Medium 2	—	330	114.39/cwt	114.00–117.00	377	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,220	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	634	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	219	129.32/cwt	120.00–154.00	283	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	667	117.32/cwt	111.00–124.00	783	24
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	417	149.21/cwt	139.00–158.00	622	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	378	158.60/cwt	156.00–160.00	600	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	200	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	231	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	655	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	50.64/cwt	50.00–51.00	527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	41.43/cwt	41.00–41.50	373	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	43.97/cwt	43.00–45.50	485	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	36.95/cwt	35.00–39.00	442	11
Bulls	—	—	1,767	66.74/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,179	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	40.79/cwt	39.00–42.50	481	56
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,238	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,171	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,263	596.32/cwt	560.00–630.00	7,532	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	978	903.66/cwt	850.00–925.00	8,838	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	665.00/cwt	600.00–730.00	6,883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,576	58.80/cwt	55.00–62.00	927	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	521	127.29/cwt	123.00–137.00	663	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	678	95.98/cwt	94.00–98.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	96.81/cwt	90.00–102.00	552	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	433	115.96/cwt	105.00–132.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	439	110.80/cwt	105.00–113.00	486	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	46.59/cwt	45.50–49.00	653	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	762	115.88/cwt	114.00–117.00	883	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	314	129.76/cwt	118.00–133.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	384	117.82/cwt	114.00–118.00	452	22
Steers	Medium 2	—	523	106.83/cwt	100.00–114.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	321	131.56/cwt	128.00–135.00	422	12
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,219	61.16/cwt	54.00–77.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	555	109.61/cwt	106.00–113.00	608	15

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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