Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold with weak undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and average dressing slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.84/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$177.84

152 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$21.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.11

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	181.21	1,015	128
Medium and Large 1-2	552	159.85	882	24

One grade step is worth $21.36/cwt here — about $133 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 sale152 hd

177.84

—

UT average2 barns · 1,134 hd

187.95

−10.11

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	1,731	77.18	1,336	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	68.14	941	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	61.87	735	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	55.25	580	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,334	$1,476	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,330	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,233	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	156.62/cwt	150.00–162.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	173.44/cwt	170.00–174.00	902	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	156.85/cwt	147.00–158.50	1,023	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	218.05/cwt	207.00–223.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	212.85/cwt	210.00–228.00	832	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	209.00/cwt	208.00–214.00	905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	149.22/cwt	143.00–150.00	903	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	144.46/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.45/cwt	161.00–163.00	931	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	176.77/cwt	173.00–182.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	160.81/cwt	158.50–162.50	1,073	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	177.63/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,039	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	178.49/cwt	175.00–184.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	185.05/cwt	177.00–188.00	694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	149.31/cwt	143.50–159.00	1,162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	161.34/cwt	153.00–164.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	126.39/cwt	126.00–128.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	185.21/cwt	183.00–190.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	151.86/cwt	151.00–152.00	976	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	157.12/cwt	150.00–158.00	925	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	193.06/cwt	187.00–200.00	896	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,232.76/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334	1,475.60/head	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,476	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	3
Bulls	—	—	1,731	77.18/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,336	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	59.81/cwt	58.00–61.50	696	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	66.33/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,000	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,153	71.41/cwt	69.75–73.00	823	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	616	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	66.58/cwt	65.00–68.00	826	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	54.68/cwt	51.00–56.00	607	6

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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