Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Cattle too lightly tested for an accurate market trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.38/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$147.38

24 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$226

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

$23.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.72

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	166.75	794	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	711	143.50	1,020	20

One grade step is worth $23.25/cwt here — about −$226 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 sale24 hd

147.38

—

UT average3 barns · 454 hd

156.09

−8.72

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	1,484	96.29	1,429	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	86.51	1,173	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	80.70	976	3thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	—	402	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	130.22/cwt	128.00–136.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	148.51/cwt	148.00–150.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,080	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	171.50/cwt	169.00–174.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	786	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,239.85/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	15,362	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,227	3
Bulls	—	—	1,517	93.07/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,412	5
Bulls	—	—	1,428	101.66/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,452	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	89.76/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,306	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	80.70/cwt	79.50–84.50	976	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	85.11/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,117	7

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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