Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle were too lightly tested for a market comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.30/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$151.30

37 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$31.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.80

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	169.23	808	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	589	137.63	811	21

One grade step is worth $31.61/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale37 hd

151.30

—

UT average3 barns · 353 hd

164.09

−12.80

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	77.15	1,033	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	68.43	792	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	56.82	526	7thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	—	522	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	182.59/cwt	178.50–186.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	169.74/cwt	168.00–171.50	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	176.03/cwt	174.00–178.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	185.75/cwt	185.00–186.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	177.64/cwt	176.00–180.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	120.40/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	197.42/cwt	197.00–198.00	867	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	899.88/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,431	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	965.95/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	11,794	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,470	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	68.43/cwt	65.00–73.00	792	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	77.15/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,033	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	784	62.93/cwt	62.00–64.50	493	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	52.23/cwt	50.00–59.00	538	4

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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