Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market too lightly tested to provide a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.98/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$181.98

17 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$259

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

$62.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.28

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	215.13	870	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	740	152.52	1,129	9thin

One grade step is worth $62.61/cwt here — about −$259 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 sale17 hd

181.98

—

UT average3 barns · 215 hd

183.26

−1.28

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	1,554	102.03	1,586	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	88.33	1,204	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	86.10	997	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	77.63	783	28

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)	1,170	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	86.10/cwt	82.75–95.00	997	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	77.63/cwt	76.50–78.50	783	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	88.33/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,204	6
Bulls	—	—	1,485	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,577	103.71/cwt	101.00–108.50	1,636	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,170	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	154.47/cwt	140.00–161.50	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	156.25/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	147.43/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	582	4

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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