Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too thinly tested to accurately trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. 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 $218.65/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$218.65

74 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$14.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	220.24	1,442	66
Medium and Large 1-2	565	205.49	1,162	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.75/cwt here — about $280 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 sale74 hd

218.65

—

UT average2 barns · 613 hd

217.47

+1.18

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	1,419	111.75	1,585	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	101.05	1,612	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,347	98.87	1,332	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	93.54	1,023	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,376	$1,925	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$1,785	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1-2	—	410	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	216.61/cwt	212.00–225.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	228.91/cwt	226.00–233.50	1,216	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	224.64/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,402	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	197.97/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	216.98/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,315	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	229.71/cwt	227.00–232.50	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	243.95/cwt	232.50–248.00	1,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,507	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	221.17/cwt	220.00–223.50	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	191.03/cwt	186.00–196.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	206.65/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,581	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,093	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	168.07/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,234	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	1,925.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,925	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,784.97/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,785	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	960	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,162	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	860	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,536	113.90/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,750	11
Bulls	—	—	1,283	83.17/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,067	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	94.99/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,058	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,269	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	76.95/cwt	70.00–82.00	800	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	97.82/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,322	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,563	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	101.05/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,612	2

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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