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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Apr 30

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 18▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 6▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 3▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm compared to a light test. Slaughter Cattle sold weak compared to a light test.

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 $135.11/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$135.11

20 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$32.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.85

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	534	141.69	756	16thin
Medium and Large 2	474	108.75	515	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.94/cwt here — about $241 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 sale20 hd

135.11

—

UT average3 barns · 392 hd

120.26

+14.85

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	2,045	68.49	1,401	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	57.00	875	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	50.68	591	15

Every lot

28 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	353	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	157.34/cwt	156.00–158.00	757	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	116.67/cwt	110.00–124.00	575	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	144.51/cwt	131.00–151.00	809	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	128.84/cwt	128.00–129.50	857	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	127.91/cwt	122.00–132.00	682	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	566	63.84/cwt	52.00–86.00	361	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	600	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	330	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	755	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	525	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	815	69.21/cwt	50.00–79.00	564	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,045	68.49/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,401	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,061	46.62/cwt	44.00–49.00	495	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	53.39/cwt	50.00–56.00	659	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,295	959.78/cwt	850.00–1,125.00	12,429	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,515	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	712	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 Apr 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 18Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold firm compared to a light test. Slaughter Cattle sold weak compared to a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
8	—	533	122.00–132.00	127.91
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
2	—	402	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	495	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	50.00–79.00	69.21
5	—	566	52.00–86.00	63.84
1	—	600	55.00	55.00
3	—	755	69.50	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	110.00–124.00	116.67
1	—	415	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	128.00–129.50	128.84
1	—	535	132.00	132.00
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
3	—	481	156.00–158.00	157.34
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
5	—	560	131.00–151.00	144.51
1	—	640	139.00	139.00
1	—	375	136.00	136.00

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	9	—	1,295	850.00–1,125.00	959.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,515	47.00	47.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,045	64.00–71.00	68.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	44.00–49.00	46.62
9	—	1,235	50.00–56.00	53.39

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.