Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to weak and average dressing slaughter bulls sold weak.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.16/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$148.16

245 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$9.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	151.40	801	162
Medium and Large 1-2	553	141.83	785	83

One grade step is worth $9.57/cwt here — about $16 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 sale245 hd

148.16

—

UT average2 barns · 557 hd

149.09

−0.94

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	1,772	63.42	1,124	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	52.69	715	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,078	46.57	502	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	33.72	354	38

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	33.72/cwt	30.00–39.00	354	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	52.69/cwt	46.00–58.50	715	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	842	62.51/cwt	58.00–66.00	526	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	42.13/cwt	40.00–48.00	494	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	37.55/cwt	36.00–39.00	401	7
Bulls	—	—	1,440	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	792	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	64.26/cwt	62.00–68.00	1,160	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,899	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,890	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	17,039	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	791.71/cwt	625.00–850.00	10,894	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	108.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	171.50/cwt	171.00–172.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	151.41/cwt	147.00–152.00	878	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.13/cwt	150.00–161.00	724	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.09/cwt	131.00–135.00	617	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	125.48/cwt	115.00–133.00	551	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	146.64/cwt	142.00–149.00	770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	117.01/cwt	103.50–122.50	900	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.16/cwt	147.00–152.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	127.04/cwt	120.00–137.00	484	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	165.65/cwt	160.00–171.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	144.38/cwt	142.00–148.00	801	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	146.66/cwt	146.00–148.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	132.27/cwt	125.00–134.75	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	972	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	123.22/cwt	117.00–128.00	891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	130.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,004	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	162.86/cwt	160.00–166.00	534	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	156.04/cwt	154.00–164.00	644	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	162.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	122.77/cwt	114.00–127.00	557	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.61/cwt	133.00–142.00	784	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	124.16/cwt	122.00–127.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	134.06/cwt	122.00–137.50	446	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	132.11/cwt	130.50–138.00	699	26

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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