Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder Heifers traded unevenly steady on limited comparable receipts. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold weak compared to a light test last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.40/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$190.40

154 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$26.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.58

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	198.02	972	109
Medium and Large 1-2	519	171.93	893	45

One grade step is worth $26.09/cwt here — about $79 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 sale154 hd

190.40

—

UT average3 barns · 1,833 hd

187.82

+2.58

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	1,631	81.92	1,336	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	73.63	1,088	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	68.30	899	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	59.42	655	9thin

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)	1,535	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,151	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,140	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	372	200.18/cwt	194.00–205.00	745	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	150.91/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	173.01/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,067	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	194.01/cwt	190.00–196.00	918	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	231.73/cwt	228.00–240.00	746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	226.42/cwt	212.00–238.00	851	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	146.67/cwt	140.00–152.50	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	166.98/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	176.55/cwt	175.00–178.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	199.72/cwt	190.00–206.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	212.42/cwt	211.00–216.00	739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	178.62/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	190.79/cwt	185.00–206.00	818	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	159.63/cwt	155.75–166.00	908	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	183.14/cwt	177.00–186.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	177.15/cwt	176.00–177.50	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	748	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	70.74/cwt	68.50–74.00	1,070	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	76.52/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,104	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	63.63/cwt	62.00–65.00	669	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	68.74/cwt	66.00–75.50	922	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	61.32/cwt	60.00–67.00	708	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	55.63/cwt	51.00–58.00	554	3
Bulls	—	—	1,759	85.40/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,502	10
Bulls	—	—	1,448	76.96/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,114	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,535	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,255	1,151.49/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,151	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,128	1,140.14/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	159.86/cwt	150.00–165.00	839	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	162.41/cwt	159.00–169.00	989	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	161.38/cwt	156.00–163.00	829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	140.69/cwt	135.00–141.00	937	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	208.54/cwt	199.00–221.00	903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	211.90/cwt	206.00–216.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	167.19/cwt	158.00–173.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	150.13/cwt	144.00–152.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,000	3

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.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →