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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Apr 28

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

← Apr 7Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 154▲ 40 vs year ago 110 · +36.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 36▼ 24 vs year ago 71 · −33.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 25▼ 60 vs year ago 75 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last report: The light test of comparable trades across all classes of cattle sold with firm undertone.

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 $166.68/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$166.68

40 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$4.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.65

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	167.15	802	36
Medium and Large 1-2	499	162.50	811	4thin

One grade step is worth $4.65/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale40 hd

166.68

—

UT average3 barns · 323 hd

156.03

+10.65

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	1,735	104.86	1,819	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	90.05	1,064	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	79.00	920	1thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	174.65/cwt	174.00–179.00	489	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	642	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	832	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	159.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	928	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,195	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	171.88/cwt	169.00–175.00	541	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	668	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	640	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	930	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,019	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,016	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,015	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,017	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	94.85/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	109.87/cwt	104.00–112.50	2,011	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,013	84.59/cwt	82.00–85.00	857	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	88.50/cwt	87.00–93.00	982	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	920	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	94.98/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,295	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	1,391.75/cwt	1,250.00–1,610.00	17,912	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	24,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,700	1

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 Apr 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 154Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 36Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 75

Compared to the last report: The light test of comparable trades across all classes of cattle sold with firm undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	119.00	119.00
4	—	425	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	315	169.00–175.00	171.88
3	—	667	139.50	139.50
4	—	736	138.50	138.50
2	—	420	159.00	159.00
3	—	787	129.00	129.00
3	—	560	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	750	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	369	174.00	174.00
6	—	810	147.00–148.00	147.50
7	—	481	173.00	173.00
6	—	581	158.00–160.00	159.68
8	—	280	174.00–179.00	174.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	165.00	165.00
2	—	508	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,287	1,250.00–1,610.00	1,391.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,830	104.00–112.50	109.87
2	—	1,545	93.00–97.00	94.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,110	87.00–93.00	88.50
9	—	1,363	94.00–96.00	94.98
5	—	1,013	82.00–85.00	84.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	79.00	79.00

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.