Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady, though feeder bulls over 500 lbs traded weak on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls also sold weak on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.49/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$153.49

129 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$29.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.36

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	427	154.18	658	126
Medium and Large 2	347	124.33	431	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.85/cwt here — about $227 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 sale129 hd

153.49

—

UT average3 barns · 651 hd

140.13

+13.36

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	1,620	83.37	1,350	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	68.08	921	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,735	61.50	1,067	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,445	49.00	708	1thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,307	74.76/cwt	73.00–77.00	977	3
Bulls	—	—	1,661	84.02/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,396	7
Bulls	—	—	1,945	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,828	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,945	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,186	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,445	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	708	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	84.07/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	154.81/cwt	152.00–155.00	811	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,260.78/cwt	1,075.00–1,385.00	18,319	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.62/cwt	145.00–152.50	704	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	176.35/cwt	174.00–182.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	158.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	691	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	161.44/cwt	158.00–165.00	521	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	146.26/cwt	146.00–149.00	717	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	151.52/cwt	149.00–154.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	153.59/cwt	148.00–155.00	866	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	165.75/cwt	155.00–170.00	622	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.32/cwt	127.50–130.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	164.61/cwt	162.00–167.00	787	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,062.96/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	15,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.11/cwt	124.00–137.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	798	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	59.20/cwt	56.00–61.00	838	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	946	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,559	1,318.09/cwt	1,200.00–1,359.00	20,549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	516	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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