Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2020-10-29

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Oct 29
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
53 vs last sale 416 83 vs year ago 280 · +29.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
179 vs last sale 266 79 vs year ago 8 · +987.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
9 vs last sale 17 52 vs year ago 60 · 86.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers above 500lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher, with steers below 500lbs selling weak. Feeder Heifers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling weak on a light test. No comparison is available for Replacement Cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.29/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$120.29
87 head · 429 lb average
Value per head Derived
$516
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2
$12.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.12
vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1458123.9856750
Medium 1-2397115.8446033
Medium 2340111.003774thin
One grade step is worth $12.98/cwt here — about $190 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 sale87 hd
120.29
UT average3 barns · 1,108 hd
121.41
−1.12
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,49458.1186812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,09354.615979thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13544.8350947
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10635.693958thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,228712.22/cwt700.00–725.008,7462
HeifersMedium 1441125.25/cwt125.25–125.2555222
HeifersMedium 1501116.00/cwt116.00–116.005815
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,455780.55/cwt700.00–860.0011,3572
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,43244.00/cwt44.00–44.006301
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,25577.00/cwt77.00–77.009663
SteersMedium 1-2479142.51/cwt133.00–146.0068310
SteersMedium 2618106.74/cwt105.00–110.006603
SteersMedium 1-2570139.00/cwt139.00–139.007923
HeifersMedium 1-2337117.79/cwt115.00–122.003975
HeifersMedium 1-2412118.19/cwt112.00–128.0048711
SteersMedium 1-2368143.10/cwt142.00–146.005278
SteersMedium 1-2745123.12/cwt121.00–125.759179
SteersMedium 1-2424137.59/cwt129.00–141.005837
SteersMedium 1357157.00/cwt157.00–157.005607
HeifersMedium 1-2374115.20/cwt111.00–119.0043113
SteersMedium 1-2530144.42/cwt136.00–153.007652
HeifersMedium 2340111.00/cwt111.00–111.003774
SteersMedium 2538115.35/cwt114.00–116.006213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32951.92/cwt46.00–54.006904
HeifersMedium 1464124.50/cwt124.50–124.5057823
SteersMedium 1462149.22/cwt149.00–151.006899
SteersMedium 1412144.40/cwt144.00–145.005955
HeifersMedium 1-2524108.67/cwt107.00–112.005693
SteersMedium 1-2335138.35/cwt132.00–143.004637
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07941.72/cwt40.00–43.004508
HeifersMedium 1-2460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
SteersMedium 1-2682109.18/cwt104.00–115.007456
SteersMedium 1-2612128.98/cwt123.00–132.007893
CowsLean 85-90%1,19541.00/cwt41.00–41.004903
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15144.72/cwt43.00–47.0051533
Bulls1,48052.59/cwt49.00–55.007783
Bulls1,90564.89/cwt63.00–67.001,2362
Bulls1,38258.54/cwt51.00–64.008097
CowsBreaker 75-80%90456.76/cwt55.00–58.005135
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12449.58/cwt48.00–56.005576
CowsLean 85-90%1,05232.51/cwt30.00–39.003425

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.