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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Aug 26

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

← Jul 15Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

173 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 145▲ 9 vs year ago 164 · +5.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 82▼ 19 vs year ago 55 · −34.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: Average dressing slaughter cattle traded with weak undertone. No comparison available for feeder steers or heifers due to light receipts.

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 $160.45/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$160.45

83 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$29.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.90

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	167.44	1,050	63
Medium and Large 1-2	639	138.43	884	20

One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $166 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 sale83 hd

160.45

—

UT average3 barns · 341 hd

170.34

−9.90

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	—	Average	1,757	83.12	1,460	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	63.00	816	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	56.02	636	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	750	33.41	251	3thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	262	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	500	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	687	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	796	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	142.25/cwt	130.00–154.50	683	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	138.51/cwt	134.00–140.00	817	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	964	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	139.61/cwt	125.00–148.00	878	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,106	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	160.16/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,161	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	129.45/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,071	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	175.79/cwt	175.00–176.00	547	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	130.50/cwt	127.00–134.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	795	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	934	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	986	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,126	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,757	83.12/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,460	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	750	33.41/cwt	30.00–37.00	251	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	56.02/cwt	50.00–59.00	636	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	63.00/cwt	61.00–67.00	816	3

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 145Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 82Year ago 55

Compared to the last report: Average dressing slaughter cattle traded with weak undertone. No comparison available for feeder steers or heifers due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	168.00	168.00
2	—	415	150.50	150.50
12	—	625	149.50	149.50
5	—	311	175.00–176.00	175.79
9	—	666	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	127.00–134.00	130.50
4	—	576	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	262	191.00	191.00
13	—	687	161.00	161.00
7	—	356	193.00	193.00
31	—	725	159.00–161.00	160.16
5	—	421	189.00	189.00
5	—	593	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	145.00	145.00
4	—	480	130.00–154.50	142.25
4	—	590	134.00–140.00	138.51
6	—	629	125.00–148.00	139.61
4	—	827	119.00–133.00	129.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,757	79.00–86.00	83.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,135	50.00–59.00	56.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	61.00–67.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	30.00–37.00	33.41

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.