Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2023-06-23

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Fri, Jun 23
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 152▲ 17 vs year ago 195 · +8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 37▼ 38 vs year ago 110 · −34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 2 vs year ago 12 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder and replacement cattle were too thinly tested for an accurate market trend. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 1.50 higher and slaughter bulls traded steady. 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 $228.57/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$228.57
97 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,432
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.94
vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1586237.751,39217thin
Medium and Large 1-2641233.901,50063
Medium and Large 2613199.641,22417thin
One grade step is worth $38.11/cwt here — about $169 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 sale97 hd
228.57
—
UT average2 barns · 181 hd
220.63
+7.94
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—Low1,607119.621,9225thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,338102.721,37416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,609100.341,6143thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02495.7498012

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,9764thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,6916

Every lot

52 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1324278.57/cwt270.00–288.009035
Steers—Medium and Large 1360268.00/cwt268.00–268.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482269.34/cwt267.50–272.001,29814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536255.76/cwt252.00–260.001,37110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4152
Steers—Medium and Large 2580203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,17713
Steers—Medium and Large 1605247.97/cwt244.00–250.001,5003
Steers—Medium and Large 1665233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692223.60/cwt223.00–227.001,54719
Steers—Medium and Large 2695201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3971
Steers—Medium and Large 1700223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5611
Steers—Medium and Large 2728184.60/cwt183.00–188.001,3443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,55216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3181
Steers—Medium and Large 1790192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5171
Steers—Medium and Large 1823191.98/cwt188.00–194.001,5803
Steers—Medium and Large 1870180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,475111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,6371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245270.00/cwt270.00–270.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360266.00/cwt266.00–266.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2498234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500142.00/cwt142.00–142.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568226.91/cwt220.00–234.001,2892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,4053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695142.00/cwt142.00–142.009871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717152.23/cwt142.00–166.001,0913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720134.00/cwt134.00–134.009651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,200113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3561
Bulls——1,709121.27/cwt118.00–127.002,0734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
Cows—Lean 85-90%95380.76/cwt76.00–84.007703
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06197.07/cwt93.00–105.001,0308
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332105.23/cwt100.00–110.501,40212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35495.18/cwt91.00–97.001,2894
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,531102.01/cwt101.50–102.501,5622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,7121
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3381,754.21/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7542
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3401,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,7351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4181,952.91/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.