Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold mostly steady with a firm undertone. Feeder Heifers sold steady with a weak market undertone. Slaughter Cattle sold 1.00-3.00 lower. No comparison available for Replacement Cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.06/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$129.06

181 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.10

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	138.51	687	91
Medium and Large 1-2	585	119.61	700	88
Medium and Large 2	365	115.00	420	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.51/cwt here — about $268 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 sale181 hd

129.06

—

UT average4 barns · 2,377 hd

140.16

−11.10

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	1,559	65.16	1,016	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,020	53.73	548	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	41.20	472	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	37.36	383	10

Every lot, as filed

59 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 and Large 1	—	619	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	113.67/cwt	110.00–124.00	298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.30/cwt	122.00–134.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	114.64/cwt	114.00–120.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	111.46/cwt	109.00–114.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	102.49/cwt	99.00–117.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	140.72/cwt	134.00–141.50	726	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	143.39/cwt	142.00–148.00	622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	129.73/cwt	124.00–132.00	566	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	105.01/cwt	99.00–113.50	717	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	100.55/cwt	94.00–106.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	128.13/cwt	127.25–129.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	139.09/cwt	138.00–144.00	376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	137.21/cwt	129.00–143.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	107.81/cwt	101.00–112.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	138.59/cwt	137.00–141.50	672	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	539	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	597	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,505	780.58/cwt	750.00–820.00	11,748	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,226	794.96/cwt	770.00–800.00	9,746	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,275	838.62/cwt	810.00–850.00	10,692	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,350	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	12,555	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	815	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,401	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	49.02/cwt	45.00–52.00	636	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	37.70/cwt	34.00–40.75	423	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	34.35/cwt	33.00–35.00	301	3
Bulls	—	—	1,354	61.50/cwt	60.00–63.00	833	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	42.26/cwt	41.00–44.00	470	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	38.65/cwt	38.00–40.00	421	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	617	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,060	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	440	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	923	65.56/cwt	64.00–67.00	605	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	48.61/cwt	47.00–50.00	576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	64.45/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,099	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	71.74/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	111.84/cwt	105.00–119.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	124.75/cwt	124.50–125.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	106.95/cwt	93.50–109.50	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	119.87/cwt	111.00–129.00	758	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.33/cwt	118.00–131.00	644	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	110.07/cwt	104.00–117.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	129.38/cwt	123.00–132.50	483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	110.34/cwt	100.00–114.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	117.88/cwt	112.00–130.00	507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	118.32/cwt	110.00–121.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	156.06/cwt	142.00–164.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	118.28/cwt	114.00–119.00	846	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	907	2

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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