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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Dec 15

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

186 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 438▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 74▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 30▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too thinly tested for any comparison. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test. Average dress slaughter bulls traded 5.00 higher on a very thin test. The next available report will be Thursday, December 22, 2022.

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 $173.79/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$173.79

48 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$22.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.85

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	176.89	1,030	25
Medium and Large 1-2	506	173.81	880	19thin
Medium and Large 2	537	154.25	828	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.64/cwt here — about $202 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 sale48 hd

173.79

—

UT average2 barns · 664 hd

180.64

−6.85

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	—	High	1,670	89.27	1,491	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,810	76.00	1,376	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,363	73.02	995	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	66.55	668	21

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,293	$1,268	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,365	1thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	745	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	188.00/cwt	182.00–190.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	184.13/cwt	180.00–186.00	786	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	841	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	188.53/cwt	184.50–191.00	929	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	176.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	944	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	894	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	159.98/cwt	158.00–162.00	992	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,064	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	154.32/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,093	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,155	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,082	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,175	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,248	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,138	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,466	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	178.01/cwt	177.00–179.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	178.01/cwt	177.00–179.00	726	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,049	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	847	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	994	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	863	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	903	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	153.30/cwt	151.00–158.00	935	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	866	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,015	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	771	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	88.47/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,553	4
Bulls	—	—	1,828	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,782	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	56.33/cwt	55.00–57.00	478	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	75.51/cwt	72.50–81.00	757	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	64.63/cwt	61.00–69.50	674	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	74.20/cwt	71.00–80.00	992	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	68.01/cwt	64.50–69.50	1,002	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,376	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	1,267.94/head	1,250.00–1,285.00	1,268	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,295	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,365.00/head	1,365.00–1,365.00	1,365	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 Dec 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 438Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	151.00–158.00	153.30
2	—	453	178.00	178.00
4	—	533	162.00	162.00
1	—	575	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	177.00–179.00	178.01
2	—	390	177.00–179.00	178.01
2	—	610	172.00	172.00
1	—	465	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	144.00	144.00
1	—	350	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	143.00	143.00
2	—	625	135.00–136.00	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	169.00	169.00
2	—	620	158.00–162.00	159.98
1	—	320	195.00	195.00
4	—	365	182.00–190.00	188.00
3	—	427	180.00–186.00	184.13
4	—	535	170.00–180.00	176.53
1	—	910	125.00	125.00
2	—	453	173.00	173.00
1	—	790	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	207.00	207.00
1	—	760	152.00	152.00
1	—	855	146.00	146.00
10	—	493	184.50–191.00	188.53
1	—	445	189.00	189.00
1	—	515	185.00	185.00
1	—	315	213.00	213.00
1	—	805	146.00	146.00
1	—	940	156.00	156.00
4	—	626	170.00	170.00
3	—	708	152.00–159.00	154.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	147.00	147.00
1	—	405	162.00	162.00
1	—	525	161.00	161.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,430	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,293	1,250.00–1,285.00	1,267.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,365.00	1,365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	97.00–98.00	97.50
4	—	1,755	85.00–91.50	88.47
1	—	1,015	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,474	64.50–69.50	68.01
17	—	1,337	71.00–80.00	74.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,002	72.50–81.00	75.51
3	—	849	55.00–57.00	56.33
12	—	1,043	61.00–69.50	64.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	76.00	76.00

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.