Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to weak 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 $184.18/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$184.18

13 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$15.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.67

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	190.24	814	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	453	174.50	790	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.74/cwt here — about $23 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 sale13 hd

184.18

—

UT average3 barns · 185 hd

184.85

−0.67

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	—	High	1,687	110.02	1,856	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	93.08	1,269	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	87.04	964	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	80.83	735	7thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,369	7

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	185.65/cwt	184.00–189.00	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,409.63/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,410	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	115.86/cwt	114.50–117.00	2,172	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,488	1
Bulls	—	—	1,634	109.59/cwt	104.00–112.50	1,791	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	660	73.64/cwt	72.00–76.00	486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	83.71/cwt	83.50–84.00	845	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	85.89/cwt	84.00–89.00	955	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	93.92/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,016	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	93.08/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	177.12/cwt	160.00–186.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	617	1

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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