Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.84/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$149.84

19 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.07

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	475	149.84	711	19thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

149.84

—

UT average3 barns · 142 hd

152.91

−3.07

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	1,747	94.49	1,651	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	83.32	1,237	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	78.99	953	23

Every lot, as filed

14 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	176.71/cwt	172.00–178.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	165.32/cwt	156.00–170.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	143.00/cwt	142.00–146.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	648	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	163.05/cwt	158.00–178.00	799	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,312.60/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	18,481	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,547	1,512.90/cwt	1,500.00–1,535.00	23,405	3
Bulls	—	—	1,747	94.49/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,651	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	81.70/cwt	81.00–82.00	834	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	77.81/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,001	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	83.32/cwt	81.50–84.50	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	600	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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