Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2020-09-17

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Sep 17
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 284▲ 417 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 130▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 18▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling 5.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.16/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$137.16
211 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2
$5.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.97
vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2562138.42779161
Medium 2408133.1054350
One grade step is worth $5.32/cwt here — about $236 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 sale211 hd
137.16
—
UT average3 barns · 1,302 hd
148.13
−10.97
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—Low1,67074.421,2438thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46347.146896thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27546.2559040
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06744.4047463

Every lot

50 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 1-2235132.49/cwt132.00–133.003112
Steers—Medium 1-2316168.88/cwt164.00–173.005346
Steers—Medium 2333146.27/cwt145.00–154.004877
Steers—Medium 1-2374156.33/cwt142.00–165.0058518
Steers—Medium 2378136.10/cwt122.00–137.5051417
Steers—Medium 2410130.30/cwt116.00–136.0053422
Steers—Medium 1-2422143.40/cwt139.50–154.0060527
Steers—Medium 1-2492144.44/cwt143.00–154.0071119
Steers—Medium 2518113.38/cwt110.00–117.005872
Steers—Medium 1-2533137.18/cwt126.00–141.0073119
Steers—Medium 1-2556136.28/cwt125.00–147.0075814
Steers—Medium 1-2626137.68/cwt131.00–141.0086212
Steers—Medium 1-2668121.43/cwt116.00–127.008113
Steers—Medium 1-2734124.86/cwt115.00–128.009164
Steers—Medium 1-2771125.59/cwt121.00–127.0096815
Steers—Medium 2785112.00/cwt108.00–116.008792
Steers—Medium 1-2804127.84/cwt121.00–130.001,0287
Steers—Medium 1-2856121.37/cwt119.00–124.001,03911
Steers—Medium 1-2936108.46/cwt105.00–115.001,0154
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1-2314138.20/cwt136.00–139.004344
Heifers—Medium 1-2371132.63/cwt132.00–134.004926
Heifers—Medium 2375111.48/cwt110.00–119.004186
Heifers—Medium 1-2409129.46/cwt122.00–132.0052914
Heifers—Medium 2415114.67/cwt109.00–119.0047617
Heifers—Medium 1-2483126.38/cwt120.00–136.0061014
Heifers—Medium 1-2511132.51/cwt120.00–142.0067724
Heifers—Medium 2529112.20/cwt101.00–119.0059410
Heifers—Medium 256799.35/cwt98.00–101.005633
Heifers—Medium 1-2589120.02/cwt115.00–122.0070710
Heifers—Medium 1-2612118.62/cwt115.00–124.007268
Heifers—Medium 1-2716120.62/cwt117.00–123.008647
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 338559.00/cwt59.00–59.002271
Dairy Steers—Large 396554.00/cwt54.00–54.005211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54872.20/cwt69.00–74.001,1184
Bulls——1,68578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,3142
Bulls——1,89875.26/cwt75.00–75.501,4282
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06144.85/cwt44.00–46.5047630
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06640.98/cwt39.00–43.0043720
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08148.60/cwt47.00–52.0052513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26747.85/cwt46.00–50.0060617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26854.25/cwt52.00–56.506882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28244.20/cwt41.00–45.5056721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43750.18/cwt47.50–52.007213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48844.10/cwt40.00–46.006563
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,000616.81/cwt575.00–650.006,1682
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,008560.91/cwt435.00–650.005,6542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,100650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,290625.00/cwt625.00–625.008,0631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,323826.63/cwt700.00–1,025.0010,9368
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,8051,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0018,9531

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.