Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers traded steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.63/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$136.63

290 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$27.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	143.38	735	49
Medium and Large 1-2	497	137.26	682	218
Medium and Large 2	526	116.22	611	23

One grade step is worth $27.16/cwt here — about $123 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 sale290 hd

136.63

—

UT average3 barns · 1,370 hd

141.83

−5.20

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	1,693	67.77	1,147	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,291	52.55	679	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,069	42.37	453	63

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	54.98/cwt	52.00–57.00	708	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	39.67/cwt	35.00–50.00	403	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	44.26/cwt	43.00–51.00	490	37
Bulls	—	—	1,500	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	65.65/cwt	61.00–68.00	1,037	12
Bulls	—	—	1,822	70.99/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,293	12
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,233	806.69/cwt	740.00–860.00	9,946	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	47.69/cwt	47.00–48.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	107.90/cwt	100.00–115.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	116.70/cwt	110.00–119.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	118.37/cwt	118.00–118.50	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	124.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	517	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,180	663.97/cwt	625.00–690.00	7,835	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,212	773.48/cwt	600.00–870.00	9,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	150.02/cwt	144.00–153.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	114.65/cwt	113.00–115.50	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	109.37/cwt	104.00–112.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.28/cwt	126.50–138.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.77/cwt	119.00–123.50	749	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	138.46/cwt	119.00–143.00	746	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	106.41/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	130.76/cwt	123.00–152.00	558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	731	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	120.58/cwt	118.00–128.00	559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	136.55/cwt	122.00–148.50	634	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	126.16/cwt	124.00–132.00	780	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	109.96/cwt	108.00–122.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	420	155.77/cwt	153.00–161.00	654	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.47/cwt	146.00–155.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	707	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	129.64/cwt	120.00–140.00	725	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	128.53/cwt	122.50–135.00	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	129.92/cwt	118.00–133.00	665	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	117.99/cwt	113.00–124.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	135.23/cwt	123.00–141.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	493	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	142.11/cwt	133.00–157.00	466	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.67/cwt	121.00–135.00	549	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	139.05/cwt	125.00–155.50	523	18

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.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →