Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Cattle too lightly tested for a market comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.41/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$157.41

22 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	172.00	834	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	493	153.12	754	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $80 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 sale22 hd

157.41

—

UT average2 barns · 148 hd

157.92

−0.51

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	—	Low	1,579	96.16	1,518	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	85.47	1,117	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,575	81.65	1,286	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	71.85	614	7thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	71.85/cwt	70.00–72.50	614	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,134	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	82.53/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,338	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	91.38/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,106	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	83.50/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,118	6
Bulls	—	—	1,130	90.85/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,027	2
Bulls	—	—	2,028	101.48/cwt	99.00–103.50	2,058	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	12,342	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	828.66/cwt	825.00–860.00	9,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	133.68/cwt	132.00–137.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	156.64/cwt	147.00–164.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	157.32/cwt	152.00–167.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	135.25/cwt	128.00–139.00	780	3

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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