Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as this is the first sale reported in several weeks. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.03/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$167.03

102 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$17.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.93

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	169.67	1,067	38
Medium and Large 1-2	565	166.87	943	58
Medium and Large 2	555	151.83	843	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.83/cwt here — about $224 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 sale102 hd

167.03

—

UT average2 barns · 542 hd

177.96

−10.93

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	1,816	69.72	1,266	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,865	66.98	1,249	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,359	58.20	791	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	56.42	560	33

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)	1,568	$1,231	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,053	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,259	$1,275	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	885	108.83/cwt	107.00–111.00	963	2
Bulls	—	—	1,697	59.57/cwt	52.00–64.00	1,011	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,157.25/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,157	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,568	1,231.01/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,231	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,182	983.27/head	875.00–1,050.00	983	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,386.79/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,387	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,215	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	151.40/cwt	146.00–155.00	886	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	116.02/cwt	110.00–122.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	204	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	180.29/cwt	175.00–181.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	148.67/cwt	148.00–152.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	179.99/cwt	179.50–182.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	163.42/cwt	158.00–164.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	169.26/cwt	164.00–174.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	194.00/cwt	192.00–195.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	161.99/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	153.71/cwt	149.00–158.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	163.83/cwt	160.50–164.00	1,083	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	157.87/cwt	153.00–167.50	928	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	164.36/cwt	161.00–168.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	172.40/cwt	164.00–176.00	919	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	144.63/cwt	142.50–146.00	1,059	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	193.33/cwt	190.00–195.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	890	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	66.98/cwt	65.50–69.00	1,249	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	74.79/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,402	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	55.70/cwt	50.00–59.00	548	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	44.59/cwt	42.00–48.00	471	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	558	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	695	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,145	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	58.28/cwt	55.00–65.50	800	15

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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