Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, not enough comparable receipts for a market test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.41/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$131.41

53 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$11.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	134.57	753	39
Medium and Large 1-2	572	122.60	701	14thin

One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $52 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 sale53 hd

131.41

—

UT average3 barns · 536 hd

134.30

−2.89

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	—	Average	1,750	76.00	1,330	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	51.17	592	20

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,422	930.56/cwt	900.00–950.00	13,233	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	143.28/cwt	141.00–144.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	173.24/cwt	169.00–177.00	712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.00/cwt	138.00–146.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.35/cwt	132.00–152.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	119.29/cwt	110.00–130.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	123.00/cwt	116.00–130.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	147.73/cwt	146.00–153.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	815	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	629.24/cwt	600.00–660.00	6,443	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	168.46/cwt	167.00–176.00	799	6
Bulls	—	—	1,750	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,330	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	52.29/cwt	50.25–55.00	616	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	46.67/cwt	45.00–47.50	499	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,792	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	24,640	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,755	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	20,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	677	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	1

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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