Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with Slaughter Cattle selling 1.00-3.00 lower. No comparison is available for Replacement Cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.00/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$131.00

239 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$112

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

$21.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.90

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	143.36	709	49
Medium and Large 1-2	579	127.90	741	187
Medium and Large 2	673	122.00	821	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.36/cwt here — about −$112 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 sale239 hd

131.00

—

UT average2 barns · 1,400 hd

140.89

−9.90

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	1,684	62.50	1,053	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	47.40	658	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,119	42.44	475	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	37.23	354	31

Every lot, as filed

55 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 and Large 1-2	—	367	131.31/cwt	128.00–134.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	119.13/cwt	114.00–120.00	678	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	144.51/cwt	143.00–149.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	868	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	120.52/cwt	110.00–125.00	698	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.59/cwt	133.00–154.00	629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	120.24/cwt	120.00–122.00	349	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	147.82/cwt	141.00–149.00	677	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.95/cwt	123.00–129.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	132.04/cwt	115.00–141.00	621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.46/cwt	111.00–136.00	819	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	777	6
Bulls	—	—	1,435	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	36.68/cwt	35.00–37.50	332	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	47.40/cwt	46.75–48.00	658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	40.57/cwt	38.00–42.00	451	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	44.31/cwt	42.50–46.50	499	18
Bulls	—	—	1,470	61.97/cwt	60.00–64.00	911	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	186	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	39.41/cwt	38.50–41.00	405	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	31.57/cwt	31.00–32.00	308	2
Bulls	—	—	2,023	70.78/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	133.47/cwt	124.00–139.50	583	22
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	730	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,234	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	643.40/cwt	485.00–810.00	6,627	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,390	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,045	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,576	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,400	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	133.37/cwt	124.00–151.00	436	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	126.18/cwt	125.00–127.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	132.57/cwt	127.00–148.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	129.94/cwt	124.00–132.00	665	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	127.75/cwt	121.00–132.00	526	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	127.60/cwt	123.00–135.00	419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	125.52/cwt	117.00–127.00	645	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	113.85/cwt	104.00–115.00	726	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	138.73/cwt	123.00–146.00	584	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	111.63/cwt	109.00–115.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	127.78/cwt	119.00–139.00	661	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	122.63/cwt	110.00–125.00	600	9

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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