Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison available for feeder cattle. Average dressing slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and average dressing slaughter bulls sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.42/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$177.42

49 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$18.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.69

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	185.16	973	29
Medium and Large 1-2	493	166.20	820	20

One grade step is worth $18.96/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 sale49 hd

177.42

—

UT average2 barns · 80 hd

167.73

+9.69

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	1,581	104.52	1,653	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,334	99.15	1,323	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	86.34	1,098	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	80.55	859	15

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,168	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$1,445	2thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	384	208.36/cwt	200.00–211.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	187.25/cwt	180.00–189.00	891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	170.13/cwt	167.00–171.50	784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	168.76/cwt	163.00–172.50	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	185.49/cwt	184.50–188.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	155.80/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,002	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,444.85/head	1,325.00–1,560.00	1,445	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,167.50/head	1,125.00–1,210.00	1,168	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	109.05/cwt	105.50–112.50	1,890	7
Bulls	—	—	1,315	96.60/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,270	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	90.89/cwt	88.00–92.50	1,232	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,887	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,217	94.86/cwt	91.50–100.50	1,154	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	80.55/cwt	78.50–83.00	859	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	83.47/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,017	19

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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