Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2023-03-09

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Mar 9
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 283▼ 122 vs year ago 273 · −44.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 67▲ 31 vs year ago 33 · +93.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as the last reported sale was over a month ago. 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 $203.62/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$203.62
53 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,170
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$464
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$97.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.83
vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1590217.831,28628
Medium and Large 1-2530204.451,08414thin
Medium and Large 2571176.721,0089thin
Medium 2685120.008222thin
One grade step is worth $97.83/cwt here — about $464 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 sale53 hd
203.62
—
UT average3 barns · 510 hd
199.80
+3.83
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,656105.881,75322
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,693101.571,7202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27597.561,24424
CowsLean 85-90%High86984.917384thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,6093thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,5324thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,114$2,1066
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,453$1,9494thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,6252thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—424252.94/cwt250.00–259.001,0723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—415199.00/cwt199.00–199.008264
HeifersMedium and Large 1—630194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2222
HeifersMedium and Large 1—577192.44/cwt190.00–201.001,1108
SteersMedium and Large 2—455181.00/cwt181.00–181.008241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—490204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—378230.08/cwt220.00–232.508705
SteersMedium and Large 2—655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1145
SteersMedium and Large 2—345202.00/cwt202.00–202.006971
SteersMedium and Large 2—765145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—662184.97/cwt182.00–190.001,2253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—560208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—530196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—745181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3481
SteersMedium and Large 2—295212.50/cwt212.50–212.506271
SteersMedium 2—685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—610184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1222
SteersMedium and Large 1—677199.52/cwt198.00–200.251,3519
SteersMedium and Large 1—620229.67/cwt229.00–230.001,4243
SteersMedium and Large 1—389241.74/cwt240.00–247.509404
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,260146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,8401
SteersMedium and Large 1—425231.00/cwt231.00–231.009822
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,085150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6281
HeifersMedium and Large 2—355180.44/cwt176.00–185.006412
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620151.00/cwt151.00–151.009363
HeifersMedium and Large 2—430173.00/cwt173.00–173.007441
HeifersMedium and Large 1—735178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3081
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420223.00/cwt223.00–223.009373
BullsMedium and Large 1—584205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1977
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,693101.57/cwt101.00–102.001,7202
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1221
CowsLean 85-90%—825102.00/cwt102.00–102.008421
CowsLean 85-90%—86082.82/cwt80.00–85.007122
CowsLean 85-90%—93072.00/cwt72.00–72.006701
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,280113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,4461
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,27597.29/cwt92.00–104.001,24022
Bulls——1,778117.62/cwt117.00–118.002,0915
Bulls——1,710108.88/cwt100.00–113.001,86211
Bulls——1,45590.59/cwt76.00–97.001,3186
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—9051,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3401,609.33/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9701,389.24/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3892
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3501,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4572,031.81/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0323
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0952,043.95/head1,975.00–2,075.002,0443
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1332,167.65/head2,100.00–2,300.002,1683
HeifersMedium and Large 1—670185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 1—363229.50/cwt229.00–230.008332
HeifersMedium and Large 1—750172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2903
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,1036
HeifersMedium and Large 1—476204.12/cwt200.00–210.009726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—530191.55/cwt189.00–194.001,0152
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—385212.50/cwt212.50–212.508182
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006113
SteersMedium and Large 1—517223.33/cwt220.00–233.001,1554
SteersMedium and Large 1—480237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1401

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.