Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2021-03-11

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Mar 11
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 247▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 47▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 45▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 lbs sold firm while Feeder Heifers sold weak on a light test. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Not enough comparable Slaughter Bulls for a trend. Replacement cattle firm on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.79/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$144.79
60 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.87
vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1453162.9673811thin
Medium and Large 1-2514142.4073244
Medium and Large 2537125.786755thin
One grade step is worth $37.19/cwt here — about $63 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 sale60 hd
144.79
—
UT average2 barns · 183 hd
142.92
+1.87
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—Average1,81890.691,6496thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31666.278727thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09256.3961622

Every lot

34 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317171.03/cwt164.00–172.005429
Steers—Medium and Large 2323149.98/cwt148.00–152.004842
Steers—Medium and Large 2360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441175.82/cwt158.00–189.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 1456180.20/cwt167.00–187.008226
Steers—Medium and Large 2470133.00/cwt133.00–133.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471178.76/cwt159.00–187.008427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533156.00/cwt156.00–156.008313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575150.85/cwt142.00–158.008674
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285153.21/cwt141.00–165.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335145.60/cwt142.00–149.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355153.15/cwt142.00–164.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417169.39/cwt167.00–171.007065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435149.35/cwt147.00–152.0065014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465129.00/cwt129.00–129.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483157.61/cwt156.00–161.007616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522142.71/cwt141.50–144.007454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561143.76/cwt140.00–148.0080614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585123.63/cwt119.00–126.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685119.33/cwt108.00–123.008174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0032
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470147.75/cwt131.00–156.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530133.04/cwt129.00–136.007053
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,81890.69/cwt87.00–96.501,6496
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06153.07/cwt52.00–55.0056310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11859.15/cwt56.00–62.0066112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31666.27/cwt60.00–72.508727
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,329918.81/cwt825.00–1,025.0012,2114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,066.43/cwt1,025.00–1,100.0014,7702
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,8551,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0022,2601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,138968.41/cwt900.00–1,025.0011,0212
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3541,128.68/cwt1,125.00–1,150.0015,2827
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3911,179.96/cwt1,125.00–1,350.0016,4135
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2784935.00/cwt935.00–935.007,3304

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.