Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market comparison available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.30/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$184.30

45 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$119

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

$27.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	199.71	890	20
Medium and Large 1-2	586	171.97	1,009	25

One grade step is worth $27.74/cwt here — about −$119 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 sale45 hd

184.30

—

UT average3 barns · 766 hd

185.74

−1.44

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	1,667	105.51	1,759	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,093	85.73	937	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	75.00	756	10

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)	1,322	$1,402	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	167.96/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	206.88/cwt	197.00–209.50	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	174.31/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,002	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	166.28/cwt	164.50–167.00	868	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	208.93/cwt	199.00–211.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	165.95/cwt	165.50–167.00	1,022	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	1,401.77/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,402	3
Bulls	—	—	1,667	105.51/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,759	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	930	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	85.44/cwt	84.00–89.00	899	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	92.92/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,138	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	756	10

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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