Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2023-06-23

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Fri, Jun 23
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
212 head
60 vs last sale 152 17 vs year ago 195 · +8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
35 vs last sale 37 38 vs year ago 110 · 34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
2 vs last sale 8 2 vs year ago 12 · 16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder and replacement cattle were too thinly tested for an accurate market trend. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 1.50 higher and slaughter bulls traded 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 $228.57/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$228.57
97 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,432
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.94
vs UT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1586237.751,39217thin
Medium and Large 1-2641233.901,50063
Medium and Large 2613199.641,22417thin
One grade step is worth $38.11/cwt here — about $169 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 sale97 hd
228.57
UT average2 barns · 181 hd
220.63
+7.94
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
BullsLow1,607119.621,9225thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,338102.721,37416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,609100.341,6143thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02495.7498012

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,9764thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,6916

Every lot, as filed

52 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1640219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,4053
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2540211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1393
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360266.00/cwt266.00–266.009581
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,475111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,6371
SteersMedium and Large 2728184.60/cwt183.00–188.001,3443
SteersMedium and Large 2580203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,17713
SteersMedium and Large 2695201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3971
HeifersMedium and Large 1568226.91/cwt220.00–234.001,2892
SteersMedium and Large 1324278.57/cwt270.00–288.009035
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2734211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,55216
SteersMedium and Large 1700223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245270.00/cwt270.00–270.006622
SteersMedium and Large 1870180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2536255.76/cwt252.00–260.001,37110
SteersMedium and Large 1790192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2482269.34/cwt267.50–272.001,29814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2692223.60/cwt223.00–227.001,54719
SteersMedium and Large 1360268.00/cwt268.00–268.009651
BullsMedium and Large 2622170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0572
BullsMedium and Large 2695142.00/cwt142.00–142.009871
BullsMedium and Large 2720134.00/cwt134.00–134.009651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2717152.23/cwt142.00–166.001,0913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2605189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1436
BullsMedium and Large 1415272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,332105.23/cwt100.00–110.501,40212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35495.18/cwt91.00–97.001,2894
CowsLean 85-90%95380.76/cwt76.00–84.007703
CowsLean 85-90%1,06197.07/cwt93.00–105.001,0308
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,7121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,531102.01/cwt101.50–102.501,5622
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
Bulls1,200113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3561
Bulls1,709121.27/cwt118.00–127.002,0734
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3381,754.21/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7542
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3401,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4181,952.91/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9532
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3851,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,7351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
HeifersMedium and Large 1695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
HeifersMedium and Large 2477219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0455
HeifersMedium and Large 2500142.00/cwt142.00–142.007102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3533
BullsMedium and Large 2885125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2955142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2498234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1653
SteersMedium and Large 1823191.98/cwt188.00–194.001,5803
SteersMedium and Large 1605247.97/cwt244.00–250.001,5003
SteersMedium and Large 1665233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5492

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.