Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Both feeder cattle and slaughter cattle sold mostly with firm undertone.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.86/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$145.86

55 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

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

$1.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

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	540	147.20	794	12thin
Medium and Large 1	624	145.48	907	43

One grade step is worth $1.71/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale55 hd

145.86

—

UT average2 barns · 185 hd

144.68

+1.17

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	1,642	102.79	1,688	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,259	89.01	1,121	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	81.90	873	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	75.03	882	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,442	$1,325	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,416	$1,251	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,246	11

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	470	154.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	128.72/cwt	127.00–132.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	168.21/cwt	165.00–171.50	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	162.05/cwt	160.00–163.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	143.51/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	173.32/cwt	173.00–174.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	187.21/cwt	179.00–190.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	165.89/cwt	164.50–170.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	148.25/cwt	148.00–148.50	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	147.91/cwt	145.00–153.50	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	168.10/cwt	165.00–174.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	817	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,272.31/head	1,250.00–1,285.00	1,272	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437	1,234.63/head	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,235	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,464	1,312.51/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,313	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,588	1,566.74/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,126.95/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	107.21/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,835	6
Bulls	—	—	1,433	89.52/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,283	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	82.17/cwt	81.00–85.00	899	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	77.65/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,017	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	71.10/cwt	66.00–74.00	692	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	87.30/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,052	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	93.08/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,291	8

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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