Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2020-09-24

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Sep 24
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
487 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 417▲ 487 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 186▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 15▲ 19 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 2.00-5.00 higher, with Feeder Heifers selling 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle sold steady with a firm market undertone.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.44/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$140.44
235 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 2
$19.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.43
vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2533141.17752226
Medium 2455122.145569thin
One grade step is worth $19.03/cwt here — about $196 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 sale235 hd
140.44
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UT average3 barns · 1,108 hd
143.87
−3.43
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—Low1,59071.911,14313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40349.4369313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17047.7655937
CowsLean 85-90%High99646.0245832

Every lot

49 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 1-2279154.97/cwt146.00–169.004326
Steers—Medium 1-2331159.42/cwt155.00–171.005289
Steers—Medium 1-2374143.41/cwt135.00–155.005368
Steers—Medium 2397123.51/cwt116.00–126.004904
Steers—Medium 1-2423148.97/cwt137.00–159.0063033
Steers—Medium 2455123.00/cwt123.00–123.005602
Steers—Medium 1-2480147.04/cwt130.00–152.0070632
Steers—Medium 1-2522141.79/cwt130.00–147.0074050
Steers—Medium 2532119.75/cwt116.00–125.006373
Steers—Medium 1-2568140.78/cwt135.00–145.5080030
Steers—Medium 1-2628134.87/cwt130.50–137.0084729
Steers—Medium 1-2682133.96/cwt133.00–136.009143
Steers—Medium 1-2728122.08/cwt119.50–126.0088915
Steers—Medium 1-2810121.23/cwt121.00–122.009829
Steers—Medium 1-2910111.76/cwt110.50–113.001,0172
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1-2269147.16/cwt136.50–154.0039612
Heifers—Medium 2334115.41/cwt100.00–129.503857
Heifers—Medium 1-2337145.38/cwt131.50–160.0049010
Heifers—Medium 1-2379134.34/cwt130.00–139.0050924
Heifers—Medium 2385117.08/cwt111.00–123.004512
Heifers—Medium 1-2421136.90/cwt120.00–141.0057628
Heifers—Medium 2440115.00/cwt113.00–117.005062
Heifers—Medium 2473118.52/cwt118.00–119.005612
Heifers—Medium 1-2485130.30/cwt126.00–135.0063220
Heifers—Medium 1-2521132.23/cwt125.00–134.0068949
Heifers—Medium 2535100.50/cwt94.00–107.005382
Heifers—Medium 2553111.52/cwt107.00–116.006172
Heifers—Medium 1-2562123.21/cwt121.00–124.006924
Heifers—Medium 1-2716126.73/cwt117.00–130.009074
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 38663.62/cwt50.00–90.00556
Dairy Steers—Large 353934.51/cwt34.00–35.001864
Dairy Steers—Large 368029.47/cwt28.00–31.002002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44668.09/cwt65.00–70.009857
Bulls——1,75776.36/cwt73.00–78.501,3426
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95343.46/cwt43.00–44.004142
Cows—Lean 85-90%99444.58/cwt43.00–47.0044316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00548.03/cwt47.00–49.0048314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04750.59/cwt50.00–51.505306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17144.62/cwt42.00–46.005238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20248.12/cwt46.00–49.5057823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32346.24/cwt45.50–47.006122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41750.01/cwt49.00–52.0070911
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,043511.61/cwt500.00–520.005,3362
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,123580.00/cwt580.00–580.006,5133
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,224699.39/cwt425.00–860.008,5616
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,272700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,9042
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,275750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,5631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2932500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,6604
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,700680.00/cwt680.00–680.0011,5601

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.