Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded firm on a light test. Slaughter and Replacement cattle too lightly tested for a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.20/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$144.20

50 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$251

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

$6.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	476	148.71	708	13thin
Medium and Large 1	672	142.62	959	37

One grade step is worth $6.09/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale50 hd

144.20

—

UT average3 barns · 705 hd

143.11

+1.09

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	—	High	1,806	81.59	1,474	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,235	58.00	716	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	929	50.36	468	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	46.57	420	5thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	588	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	174.94/cwt	172.00–184.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	154.60/cwt	146.00–159.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	126.66/cwt	122.00–131.50	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	132.03/cwt	128.25–134.00	1,006	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	159.22/cwt	158.00–163.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	853	1
Bulls	—	—	1,923	82.79/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,592	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	981	53.42/cwt	51.00–55.50	524	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	838	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	377	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	716	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	48.91/cwt	47.50–53.00	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,260	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	139.99/cwt	136.00–141.00	794	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	159.50/cwt	157.00–160.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	137.58/cwt	136.50–141.00	945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	43.07/cwt	42.00–44.00	374	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	478	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	344	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	134.33/cwt	132.00–138.00	848	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	121.61/cwt	120.50–121.75	877	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	972.27/cwt	960.00–1,000.00	11,570	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	1,080.51/cwt	1,060.00–1,100.00	10,492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	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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