Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2020-07-30

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Jul 30
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 87▲ 21 vs year ago 74 · +28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 47▼ 29 vs year ago 52 · −55.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 37▲ 13 vs year ago 1 · +1,300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold steady to 7.00 lower on a narrow comparison. No comparison for Replacement Cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $121.74/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$121.74
44 head · 685 lb average
Value per head Derived
$834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2
$22.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.68
vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2683124.8185238
Medium 2703102.347196thin
One grade step is worth $22.47/cwt here — about $133 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 sale44 hd
121.74
—
UT average3 barns · 245 hd
134.43
−12.68
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—Average1,58877.221,2265thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51364.329733thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04363.776659thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19158.036916thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 1-2315129.00/cwt129.00–129.004063
Steers—Medium 1-2434152.47/cwt146.00–154.006625
Steers—Medium 2468114.51/cwt114.00–115.005362
Steers—Medium 1-2542141.00/cwt141.00–141.007643
Steers—Medium 1-2613117.96/cwt116.00–120.007233
Steers—Medium 1-2679127.11/cwt115.00–135.008635
Steers—Medium 2690108.00/cwt108.00–108.007451
Steers—Medium 1-2719114.01/cwt110.00–123.008205
Steers—Medium 2760101.00/cwt101.00–101.007681
Steers—Medium 1-2792122.25/cwt117.00–124.009684
Steers—Medium 1-2892121.60/cwt121.00–122.001,0855
Steers—Medium 291588.00/cwt88.00–88.008052
Steers—Medium 1-2925109.99/cwt109.00–111.001,0172
Steers—Medium 1-296597.98/cwt90.00–104.009463
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1-2360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
Heifers—Medium 1-2460139.00/cwt139.00–139.006395
Heifers—Medium 256572.50/cwt72.50–72.504101
Heifers—Medium 1-2577121.48/cwt113.00–126.007014
Heifers—Medium 261590.00/cwt90.00–90.005541
Heifers—Medium 1-2665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Heifers—Medium 1-2819108.77/cwt108.00–111.008914
Heifers—Medium 283594.00/cwt94.00–94.007851
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 312068.29/cwt45.00–88.00822
Dairy Steers—Large 317378.00/cwt78.00–78.001353
Dairy Steers—Large 321382.56/cwt66.00–95.001764
Dairy Steers—Large 327564.00/cwt64.00–64.001762
Dairy Steers—Large 351850.79/cwt42.00–59.002632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29863.49/cwt47.00–70.008242
Bulls——1,74085.06/cwt84.00–86.501,4802
Bulls——1,86589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,6601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95270.48/cwt68.00–74.006713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08463.10/cwt62.00–66.006845
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11047.00/cwt47.00–47.005221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18961.64/cwt59.00–65.257335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20040.00/cwt40.00–40.004801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51364.32/cwt59.00–67.009733
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2561,040.88/cwt975.00–1,135.0013,0735
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,6401,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0020,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,8881,393.66/cwt1,360.00–1,425.0026,3122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,9091,392.31/cwt1,335.00–1,525.0026,5794
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 12,0751,625.00/cwt1,625.00–1,625.0033,7191
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,8001,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0019,9801

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.