Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2020-07-16

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Jul 16
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 55▼ 1 vs year ago 117 · −0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 28▲ 10 vs year ago 50 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 3▲ 37 vs year ago 2 · +1,850.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold weak compared to a light test. No Replacement Cattle comparison.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $130.77/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$130.77
76 head · 639 lb average
Value per head Derived
$836
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$67
per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$25.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.59
vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2607134.8581864
Medium and Large 1-2812109.0088512thin
One grade step is worth $25.85/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale76 hd
130.77
—
UT average3 barns · 188 hd
129.18
+1.59
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
Bulls—High1,14167.5977121
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,05782.008673thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,02659.2660814
CowsLean 85-90%Low72934.0824818

Every lot

31 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 1-2377169.81/cwt168.00–172.0064011
Steers—Medium 1-2401145.75/cwt125.00–151.005845
Steers—Medium 1-2535146.00/cwt146.00–146.0078111
Steers—Medium 1-2568139.79/cwt129.00–148.007947
Steers—Medium 1-2640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008005
Steers—Medium 1-2729124.75/cwt120.00–136.0090910
Steers—Medium 1-2797114.00/cwt114.00–114.009093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812109.00/cwt109.00–109.0088512
Steers—Medium 1-2828102.90/cwt100.00–105.0085212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1-2270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
Heifers—Medium 1-2344129.79/cwt117.00–133.004465
Heifers—Medium 1-2445115.00/cwt115.00–115.005121
Heifers—Medium 1-2470137.00/cwt137.00–137.006444
Heifers—Medium 1-2530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Heifers—Medium 1-2620122.00/cwt122.00–122.007563
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 367555.00/cwt55.00–55.003711
Dairy Steers—Large 390059.00/cwt59.00–59.005311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——91157.21/cwt45.00–61.0052113
Bulls——1,41092.45/cwt89.00–100.001,3042
Bulls——1,54881.78/cwt71.00–88.501,2666
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72934.08/cwt26.00–45.0024818
Cows—Boner 80-85%94074.00/cwt74.00–74.006961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01358.72/cwt56.00–60.5059512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,05782.00/cwt82.00–82.008673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27051.00/cwt51.00–51.006481
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2798498.54/cwt480.00–520.003,97816
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2861561.99/cwt420.00–1,100.004,83916
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2900810.00/cwt810.00–810.007,2901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,154650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,5014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3151,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0014,5971
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2905850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,6931

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.