Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2020-11-05

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Nov 5
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 363▼ 27 vs year ago 315 · −8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 87▲ 122 vs year ago 49 · +249.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 8▼ 18 vs year ago 26 · −69.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold weak, with Feeder Heifers selling firm. Slaughter Cattle sold steady with a weak undertone. No comparison is available 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 $135.42/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$135.42
117 head · 405 lb average
Value per head Derived
$549
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$20
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$32.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.96
vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2354146.9152066
Medium and Large 1541132.7771817thin
Medium and Large 2437114.4250034
One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $20 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 sale117 hd
135.42
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UT average3 barns · 1,290 hd
138.37
−2.96
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High97863.0961728
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06144.4547258
CowsLean 85-90%Low95539.2837510

Every lot

44 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2257125.40/cwt123.00–134.003225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285152.61/cwt147.00–167.0043513
Steers—Medium and Large 1305156.00/cwt156.00–156.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 2323124.47/cwt120.00–129.004022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325155.91/cwt148.00–157.0050730
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368140.03/cwt127.00–155.0051510
Steers—Medium and Large 2370108.74/cwt108.00–109.004024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409134.97/cwt124.00–141.005526
Steers—Medium and Large 1420151.00/cwt151.00–151.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 2426110.47/cwt104.00–114.004714
Steers—Medium and Large 1470122.00/cwt122.00–122.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477128.61/cwt127.00–132.006133
Steers—Medium and Large 2490115.66/cwt112.00–116.0056711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515121.09/cwt118.00–124.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 1528135.67/cwt129.00–137.007166
Steers—Medium and Large 2533109.56/cwt108.00–114.005845
Steers—Medium and Large 2561105.79/cwt102.00–113.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 1565131.01/cwt129.00–132.007403
Steers—Medium and Large 1622125.02/cwt123.00–127.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 1650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-266098.50/cwt92.00–105.006502
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309135.46/cwt125.00–136.0041922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364128.85/cwt128.00–129.0046921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2407128.95/cwt122.00–134.005256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473105.32/cwt100.00–110.0049827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478122.77/cwt114.00–127.005879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512110.00/cwt110.00–110.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1598118.00/cwt118.00–118.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660109.50/cwt109.50–109.507234
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-238756.98/cwt56.00–59.002213
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-256537.00/cwt37.00–37.002091
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-269058.04/cwt53.00–63.004002
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 1-271054.00/cwt54.00–54.003831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%88467.81/cwt63.00–70.0059921
Cows—Lean 85-90%95539.28/cwt39.00–40.0037510
Cows—Boner 80-85%95941.54/cwt40.00–42.0039810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05544.14/cwt43.00–46.0046637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17448.12/cwt48.00–50.0056511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19650.23/cwt49.00–53.006014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34947.23/cwt45.00–47.756373
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,205690.00/cwt690.00–690.008,3151
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,28351.18/cwt49.50–52.506573
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2611,014.50/cwt920.00–1,100.0012,7934

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.