Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle traded unevenly steady on a light test and limited comparable receipts. Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher and Bulls steady to 1.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.83/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$186.83

130 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$10.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.31

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	187.46	1,033	122
Medium and Large 1-2	438	177.24	776	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.22/cwt here — about $257 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 sale130 hd

186.83

—

UT average3 barns · 1,345 hd

183.52

+3.31

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	1,792	95.10	1,704	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	81.27	1,195	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	73.32	838	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	63.92	635	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,044	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,144	$1,024	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	471	207.88/cwt	205.00–219.00	979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	149.60/cwt	146.00–150.50	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	160.94/cwt	159.00–163.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	188.30/cwt	180.00–190.00	923	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	206.23/cwt	200.00–212.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	181.80/cwt	172.00–192.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	228.61/cwt	227.00–230.00	855	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	170.39/cwt	150.00–173.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	216.53/cwt	215.00–219.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	183.14/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,048	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	174.83/cwt	162.00–177.50	1,096	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	191.66/cwt	176.00–193.00	968	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	174.00/cwt	173.50–174.50	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	945	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	181.64/cwt	180.50–193.00	885	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	352	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	141.58/cwt	140.50–143.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	149.98/cwt	147.00–156.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	159.34/cwt	155.50–162.00	982	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,023.98/head	860.00–1,160.00	1,024	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,044.14/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,044	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,340	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	80.51/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,115	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	82.03/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,276	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	70.16/cwt	68.00–72.50	775	16
Bulls	—	—	1,760	96.84/cwt	95.50–98.00	1,704	5
Bulls	—	—	2,130	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	2,098	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	67.27/cwt	60.00–69.00	667	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	48.30/cwt	44.00–50.50	484	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	75.19/cwt	73.00–80.00	876	27

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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