Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: All classes of feeder and slaughter cattle traded firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.58/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$164.58

131 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$13.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.05

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	170.54	866	72
Medium and Large 1-2	516	157.32	812	59

One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about $54 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 sale131 hd

164.58

—

UT average2 barns · 333 hd

159.54

+5.05

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	1,637	77.17	1,263	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	62.38	843	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	54.41	653	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	37.22	349	28

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	471	132.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	169.08/cwt	168.00–170.00	676	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	170.67/cwt	170.00–174.00	643	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	129.08/cwt	126.00–131.00	808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	156.68/cwt	154.00–158.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	155.60/cwt	155.00–157.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	162.43/cwt	153.00–166.00	762	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.38/cwt	165.00–175.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	111.21/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	162.49/cwt	162.00–163.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	164.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	172.13/cwt	170.00–176.00	635	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	185.60/cwt	181.00–187.00	804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	173.16/cwt	168.00–182.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	141.65/cwt	141.00–145.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	164.09/cwt	161.50–169.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	154.21/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	192.50/cwt	184.00–200.00	726	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	147.36/cwt	147.00–150.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	867	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	838.81/cwt	700.00–960.00	10,158	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,952	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	966.74/cwt	800.00–1,060.00	11,843	32
Bulls	—	—	1,637	77.17/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,263	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	60.79/cwt	59.00–65.00	834	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	44.49/cwt	43.00–47.00	442	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	62.38/cwt	60.00–66.00	843	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	44.98/cwt	42.00–48.00	449	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	37.90/cwt	34.00–40.50	363	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	29.50/cwt	27.00–33.00	253	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	55.33/cwt	51.00–58.50	666	16

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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