Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Comparable trades too light for an accurate market trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.61/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$145.61

51 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$20.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.54

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	156.94	814	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	583	143.19	835	21
Medium and Large 2	485	136.29	661	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.65/cwt here — about $153 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 sale51 hd

145.61

—

UT average3 barns · 303 hd

149.15

−3.54

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	1,873	107.23	2,008	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	82.65	1,189	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	76.34	901	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	71.34	674	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	149.97/cwt	146.00–152.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.00/cwt	128.50–141.50	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	136.29/cwt	132.00–138.00	661	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	154.00/cwt	142.00–158.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	176.66/cwt	176.00–177.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	144.24/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	162.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	148.70/cwt	148.50–150.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	166.64/cwt	163.00–172.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	156.95/cwt	152.00–160.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	107.23/cwt	104.00–110.50	2,008	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	77.75/cwt	76.00–79.50	942	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	72.83/cwt	72.00–74.00	803	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	82.65/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,189	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	71.34/cwt	70.00–73.00	674	2

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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