Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers, as well as average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly weak on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.35/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$142.35

65 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$53.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	149.95	977	40
Medium and Large 1-2	596	146.08	871	17thin
Medium and Large 2	634	96.44	611	8thin

One grade step is worth $53.51/cwt here — about $366 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 sale65 hd

142.35

—

UT average3 barns · 367 hd

146.88

−4.53

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	1,173	73.93	867	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,493	61.50	918	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	58.36	620	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	786	37.00	291	25

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	153.17/cwt	146.00–160.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	94.92/cwt	89.50–100.50	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	109.22/cwt	102.00–116.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	83.75/cwt	77.00–87.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	99.95/cwt	98.00–102.00	923	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,855	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	24,764	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	810	540.32/cwt	400.00–900.00	4,377	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	131.44/cwt	126.00–132.00	843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	141.67/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,020	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	927	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	43.18/cwt	40.00–48.00	355	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	878	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	57.61/cwt	54.00–60.00	604	21
Bulls	—	—	1,191	77.55/cwt	70.00–84.00	924	8
Bulls	—	—	1,030	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	464	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,405	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	270	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,712	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	20,287	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	62.42/cwt	60.00–77.00	706	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	713	22.73/cwt	21.00–26.00	162	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	759	32.82/cwt	31.00–39.00	249	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.76/cwt	142.00–150.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	148.76/cwt	146.50–154.00	912	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	436	46.77/cwt	39.00–57.00	204	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	46.00/cwt	41.00–51.00	223	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	50.06/cwt	34.00–67.00	188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	122.53/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	874	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	772	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,281	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,117.94/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	13,102	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	138.80/cwt	138.00–139.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	156.49/cwt	140.00–171.00	592	3

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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