Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2021-05-13

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, May 13
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
135 head
28 vs last sale 163 68 vs year ago 67 · +101.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
50 vs last sale 83 123 vs year ago 10 · +1,230.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
0 vs last sale 56 29 vs year ago 85 · 34.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold with a firm undertone, though feeder cattle were only lightly tested. Average dressing slaughter cows traded weak and the light test of average dressing slaughter bulls traded firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.12/cwt on 27 head.
Average price
$141.12
27 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$710
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.13
vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503141.1271027
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 sale27 hd
141.12
UT average3 barns · 259 hd
138.99
+2.13
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage2,00187.441,7505thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52457.948834thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21055.3467067
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14246.9853722

Every lot, as filed

28 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667110.02/cwt106.00–112.007343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2532123.21/cwt120.00–129.006554
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,330688.53/cwt675.00–700.009,1572
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5251,015.57/cwt910.00–1,110.0015,4872
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,282929.75/cwt825.00–1,000.0011,91933
CowsLean 85-90%1,18448.33/cwt40.00–51.5057219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479151.00/cwt148.00–153.007234
SteersMedium and Large 1-2540137.08/cwt126.00–146.007404
CowsLean 85-90%83333.09/cwt31.00–35.002762
CowsLean 85-90%96549.00/cwt49.00–49.004731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623133.78/cwt130.00–135.008334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628116.86/cwt110.00–124.007342
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658124.00/cwt124.00–124.008162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328142.87/cwt126.00–160.004692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2464124.44/cwt117.00–133.005774
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,468883.33/cwt800.00–925.0012,9673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0621,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0013,5413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2416131.61/cwt116.00–135.005478
SteersMedium and Large 1-2434152.64/cwt140.00–157.006624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2379141.87/cwt122.50–163.005384
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562112.31/cwt110.00–117.006313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2595137.00/cwt137.00–137.008153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52457.94/cwt57.00–60.508834
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05064.24/cwt59.50–65.506757
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22455.25/cwt50.00–62.0067651
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25448.96/cwt40.00–54.006149
Bulls2,21784.83/cwt83.00–86.001,8813
Bulls1,67891.35/cwt91.00–92.001,5332

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.