Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.15/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$143.15

293 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$16.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	147.50	758	189
Medium and Large 1-2	578	135.40	782	100
Medium and Large 2	324	130.96	424	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $334 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 sale293 hd

143.15

—

UT average3 barns · 1,407 hd

141.78

+1.36

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	1,713	64.17	1,099	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	44.48	505	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	34.70	365	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	570	139.76/cwt	138.75–146.50	797	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.57/cwt	125.00–129.50	726	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,675	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	16,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	146.90/cwt	144.00–148.50	764	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	885	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	136.90/cwt	128.00–138.75	802	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.69/cwt	116.00–134.50	823	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.32/cwt	117.00–133.00	680	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	34.70/cwt	32.00–36.00	365	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	37.46/cwt	37.00–38.00	417	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	45.00/cwt	41.00–50.00	512	27
Bulls	—	—	1,220	57.01/cwt	56.00–58.00	696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,881	63.58/cwt	62.00–65.00	1,196	4
Bulls	—	—	1,817	69.73/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	107.05/cwt	102.00–112.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	618	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	131.58/cwt	122.00–141.00	551	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	126.74/cwt	125.00–131.50	774	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	152.93/cwt	140.00–155.00	499	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.05/cwt	119.00–133.00	871	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	137.21/cwt	134.25–141.00	845	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	111.12/cwt	110.00–117.00	492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	647	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.65/cwt	124.00–148.00	720	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	139.04/cwt	133.00–141.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	137.50/cwt	122.00–145.00	501	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	151.80/cwt	150.00–157.00	727	55
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	841.10/cwt	800.00–875.00	11,086	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	8,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	114.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	11,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	152.88/cwt	150.00–157.00	582	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	161.65/cwt	159.00–162.00	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,013	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	131.88/cwt	125.00–133.00	648	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	145.07/cwt	137.50–157.00	602	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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