Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2022-12-01

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Dec 1
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 242 vs last sale 462▼ 69 vs year ago 289 · −23.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 136▼ 34 vs year ago 120 · −28.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 15▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison is available as this is the first sale reported in several weeks. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.03/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$167.03
102 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.93
vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1629169.671,06738
Medium and Large 1-2565166.8794358
Medium and Large 2555151.838436thin
One grade step is worth $17.83/cwt here — about $224 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 sale102 hd
167.03
—
UT average2 barns · 542 hd
177.96
−10.93
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—Low1,81669.721,26624
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,86566.981,2492thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35958.2079121
CowsLean 85-90%High99356.4256033

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,568$1,2315
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,05315
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,259$1,2754thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330193.33/cwt190.00–195.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2353194.00/cwt192.00–195.006858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425191.00/cwt191.00–191.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 2440167.00/cwt167.00–167.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 2460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1529184.00/cwt184.00–184.009738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533172.40/cwt164.00–176.0091916
Steers—Medium and Large 1573179.99/cwt179.50–182.001,0315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588157.87/cwt153.00–167.509288
Steers—Medium and Large 2608146.00/cwt146.00–146.008884
Steers—Medium and Large 1620169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1661163.83/cwt160.50–164.001,08321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0544
Steers—Medium and Large 1720161.99/cwt160.00–164.001,1662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732144.63/cwt142.50–146.001,05913
Steers—Medium and Large 1865142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,070125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2204160.00/cwt160.00–160.003264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330186.00/cwt186.00–186.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335171.00/cwt171.00–171.005731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380164.36/cwt161.00–168.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388150.00/cwt150.00–150.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1393180.29/cwt175.00–181.007098
Heifers—Medium 2410122.00/cwt122.00–122.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411163.42/cwt158.00–164.0067211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470169.26/cwt164.00–174.007964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473153.71/cwt149.00–158.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505161.00/cwt161.00–161.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538148.67/cwt148.00–152.008006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585151.40/cwt146.00–155.0088630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1591161.00/cwt161.00–161.009526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628155.00/cwt155.00–155.009735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683116.02/cwt110.00–122.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685141.00/cwt141.00–141.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430158.00/cwt158.00–158.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488164.00/cwt164.00–164.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515157.00/cwt157.00–157.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555147.00/cwt147.00–147.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640139.00/cwt139.00–139.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670138.00/cwt138.00–138.0092515
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69759.57/cwt52.00–64.001,0118
Bulls——1,87574.79/cwt70.00–81.001,40216
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed885108.83/cwt107.00–111.009632
Cows—Lean 85-90%90062.00/cwt62.00–62.005581
Cows—Lean 85-90%98455.70/cwt50.00–59.0054822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05744.59/cwt42.00–48.004718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31153.00/cwt53.00–53.006955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37358.28/cwt55.00–65.5080015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,86566.98/cwt65.50–69.001,2492
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,182983.27/head875.00–1,050.009839
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2641,157.25/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1576
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5681,231.01/head1,125.00–1,375.001,2315
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2151,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3251,386.79/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3872

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.