Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: All classes of cattle sold firm, though comparable trades were lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.01/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$153.01

136 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$13.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.13

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	159.11	805	74
Medium and Large 1-2	553	145.73	807	62

One grade step is worth $13.38/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale136 hd

153.01

—

UT average2 barns · 654 hd

155.14

−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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,743	66.13	1,153	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	54.67	761	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	46.18	565	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	37.60	391	10

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	158.93/cwt	153.00–164.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	150.84/cwt	147.00–162.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.34/cwt	129.00–136.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	134.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	512	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.36/cwt	152.00–154.00	863	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	158.32/cwt	156.50–164.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	144.60/cwt	132.00–148.00	886	9
Bulls	—	—	1,743	66.13/cwt	60.00–74.50	1,153	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	46.90/cwt	44.00–50.00	588	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	42.02/cwt	41.00–43.00	438	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	54.67/cwt	50.00–59.00	761	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	38.62/cwt	37.00–40.00	410	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	33.50/cwt	33.50–33.50	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.63/cwt	125.00–138.50	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	126.67/cwt	123.50–127.50	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.05/cwt	140.00–151.50	830	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	155.15/cwt	141.00–163.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	154.22/cwt	153.50–157.00	827	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	149.59/cwt	145.00–152.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	162.24/cwt	161.00–167.00	787	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.02/cwt	169.00–171.00	723	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	167.96/cwt	165.00–171.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	121.33/cwt	113.00–131.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	117.81/cwt	109.00–123.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	137.85/cwt	131.00–142.00	663	28

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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