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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Mar 26

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

← Mar 19Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 40▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 14▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold weak on a very light test. No comparison due to limited comparable sales for Slaughter Cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.99/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$144.99

28 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$27.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.32

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	511	146.99	750	26
Medium and Large 2	535	119.00	637	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.99/cwt here — about $114 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 sale28 hd

144.99

—

UT average3 barns · 91 hd

135.67

+9.32

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	1,750	79.13	1,385	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	63.55	836	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	42.97	477	2thin

Every lot

19 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	150.90/cwt	144.00–158.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	147.93/cwt	138.00–151.50	623	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	149.36/cwt	139.00–151.50	720	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	155.02/cwt	152.00–158.00	823	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	119.00/cwt	112.00–126.00	637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	882	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	808	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	79.13/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,385	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	42.97/cwt	36.00–48.00	477	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	67.04/cwt	65.00–68.00	862	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	59.18/cwt	58.00–62.50	801	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,440	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	15,264	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,210	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	992	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cedar Livestock Auction - Cedar, UT

Thu Mar 26, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Salt Lake City, UT (AG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 40Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold weak on a very light test. No comparison due to limited comparable sales for Slaughter Cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	144.00–158.00	150.90
6	—	603	134.00	134.00
6	—	531	152.00–158.00	155.02
6	—	482	139.00–151.50	149.36
4	—	421	138.00–151.50	147.93
2	—	592	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	112.00–126.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	139.00	139.00
2	—	498	103.50	103.50
2	—	438	144.00	144.00
2	—	370	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	112.00	112.00
1	—	450	143.00	143.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,060.00	1,060.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	36.00–48.00	42.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,286	65.00–68.00	67.04
4	—	1,354	58.00–62.50	59.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,750	76.00–85.00	79.13

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.