Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.36/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$194.36

41 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$16.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	200.66	1,275	25
Medium and Large 2	418	187.50	784	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	606	184.10	1,116	14thin

One grade step is worth $16.56/cwt here — about $159 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 sale41 hd

194.36

—

UT average3 barns · 178 hd

193.41

+0.95

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	—	High	1,715	117.15	2,010	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,369	98.82	1,353	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,615	95.00	1,534	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	89.97	928	13

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,470	$1,883	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,726	$2,250	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,392	$1,993	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	750	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	241.81/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	204.77/cwt	202.00–207.50	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	216.68/cwt	215.50–219.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,252	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	208.33/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	226.97/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	162.68/cwt	162.50–164.00	1,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	219.04/cwt	213.00–225.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	192.69/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	930	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	204.92/cwt	202.00–208.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,492	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,726	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	1,993.01/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,993	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,882.74/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,883	3
Bulls	—	—	1,734	121.48/cwt	121.00–122.50	2,106	4
Bulls	—	—	1,703	114.27/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,946	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	98.82/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,353	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,534	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	95.87/cwt	95.00–96.50	1,103	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	96.34/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,060	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	82.86/cwt	78.00–87.00	761	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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