Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle receipts too low for an accurate comparison. The light test of average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.73/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$127.73

19 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.61

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	517	127.73	660	19thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

127.73

—

UT average3 barns · 265 hd

134.34

−6.61

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	1,538	76.64	1,179	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	64.81	944	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	58.39	663	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	43.28	449	12

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,358	70.22/cwt	64.00–75.00	954	6
Bulls	—	—	1,718	83.06/cwt	81.50–85.50	1,427	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	65.05/cwt	60.00–68.00	742	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	53.48/cwt	52.00–54.00	608	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	64.81/cwt	61.00–74.00	944	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	48.72/cwt	47.50–51.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.74/cwt	113.00–118.00	776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	121.41/cwt	117.00–130.00	704	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,504	1,139.52/cwt	1,085.00–1,225.00	17,138	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	1,001.25/cwt	625.00–1,275.00	13,136	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,049.25/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	14,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	708	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	43.47/cwt	40.00–47.00	459	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	35.72/cwt	35.00–37.00	293	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	57.76/cwt	55.00–60.00	654	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,563	1,168.85/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	18,269	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	833.54/cwt	785.00–900.00	11,169	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	771.63/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,831	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	667.48/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	116.53/cwt	106.00–120.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	130.91/cwt	128.00–140.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	134.57/cwt	116.00–154.00	624	7

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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