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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Aug 20

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 46▲ 58 vs year ago 67 · +86.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 46▲ 26 vs year ago 16 · +162.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 16▲ 8 vs year ago 1 · +800.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower compared to a light test. Slaughter Cattle sold steady with a weak undertone on limited sales this and last week. No comparison is available for Replacement 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 $140.09/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$140.09

70 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2

$43.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.88

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	483	146.85	710	59
Medium 2	640	103.83	664	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.02/cwt here — about $45 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 sale70 hd

140.09

—

UT average3 barns · 375 hd

135.21

+4.88

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	—	Low	1,585	76.16	1,207	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	63.40	940	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	58.90	764	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	53.79	522	5thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	227	137.75/cwt	130.00–152.00	313	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	263	159.22/cwt	152.00–172.00	419	3
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	334	139.89/cwt	132.00–157.00	467	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	413	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	459	149.45/cwt	144.00–157.00	686	8
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Fancy	489	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	787	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	511	147.79/cwt	137.00–155.00	755	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	562	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	562	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	581	145.20/cwt	137.00–157.00	844	12
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	611	127.78/cwt	122.00–143.00	781	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	625	108.48/cwt	100.00–118.50	678	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	655	104.36/cwt	90.00–118.50	684	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	671	137.75/cwt	124.00–143.00	924	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	740	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	707	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	524	135.05/cwt	126.00–145.00	708	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	578	126.92/cwt	122.00–134.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	639	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	846	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	658	131.87/cwt	131.00–133.00	868	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	70.73/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,029	3
Bulls	—	—	1,714	81.58/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,398	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	46.82/cwt	45.00–48.00	418	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	58.44/cwt	54.00–62.00	597	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	60.45/cwt	59.00–63.50	778	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	56.32/cwt	55.00–57.50	741	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	63.40/cwt	63.00–64.00	940	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	875	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,913	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,410	989.68/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	13,954	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,660	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	24,236	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 Aug 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 46Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 46Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	122.00–134.00	126.92
7	—	658	131.00–133.00	131.87
8	—	524	126.00–145.00	135.05
9	—	639	130.00–135.00	132.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	459	144.00–157.00	149.45
4	—	413	170.00	170.00
12	—	581	137.00–157.00	145.20
4	—	611	122.00–143.00	127.78
5	—	227	130.00–152.00	137.75
5	—	334	132.00–157.00	139.89
5	—	511	137.00–155.00	147.79
7	—	671	124.00–143.00	137.75
3	—	263	152.00–172.00	159.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	100.00	100.00
2	—	655	90.00–118.50	104.36
2	—	740	95.50	95.50
5	—	625	100.00–118.50	108.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	59.00–63.50	60.45
3	—	1,315	55.00–57.50	56.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,482	63.00–64.00	63.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	45.00–48.00	46.82
3	—	1,022	54.00–62.00	58.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	65.00–74.00	70.73
3	—	1,714	81.00–83.00	81.58

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,410	950.00–1,000.00	989.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,660	1,460.00	1,460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	790.00	790.00

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.