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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Dec 14

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

← Nov 16Dec 14Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

252 head

▼ 378 vs last sale 630▲ 66 vs year ago 186 · +35.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 129▲ 2 vs year ago 68 · +2.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There has been no recent comparison for an accurate market trend. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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 $237.57/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$237.57

98 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$56.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

vs UT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	259.67	1,391	22
Medium and Large 1-2	574	240.44	1,381	57
Medium and Large 2	569	203.38	1,158	19thin

One grade step is worth $56.29/cwt here — about $233 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 sale98 hd

237.57

—

UT average3 barns · 849 hd

231.89

+5.69

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	—	Low	1,590	93.33	1,484	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	84.78	1,161	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,795	82.00	1,472	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	81.31	864	8thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	209	231.85/cwt	221.00–235.00	485	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	275.08/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,158	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,310	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,014	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,346	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	246.03/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,341	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,194	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	252.81/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,408	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,364	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	230.02/cwt	226.00–232.50	1,431	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,286	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	180.20/cwt	168.00–198.00	1,297	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	200.80/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,530	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,513	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	952	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,074	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,325	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,291	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	213.26/cwt	212.50–214.00	1,309	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	200.15/cwt	198.00–201.50	1,435	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	741	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,230	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,494	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,202	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,227	89.17/cwt	87.50–92.50	1,094	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	95.82/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,732	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	85.15/cwt	82.00–88.00	834	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	879	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	80.55/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,021	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,498	90.07/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,349	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,472	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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 630Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 129Year ago 68

There has been no recent comparison for an accurate market trend. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	717	198.00–201.50	200.15
2	—	372	256.00	256.00
1	—	889	168.00	168.00
4	—	614	212.50–214.00	213.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	217.00	217.00
1	—	440	244.00	244.00
5	—	741	166.00	166.00
1	—	770	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	266.00–278.00	275.08
2	—	740	202.00	202.00
2	—	325	285.00	285.00
7	—	545	241.00–248.00	246.03
2	—	588	232.00	232.00
3	—	285	290.00	290.00
5	—	495	272.00	272.00
27	—	622	226.00–232.50	230.02
5	—	762	200.00–201.00	200.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	218.00	218.00
5	—	720	168.00–198.00	180.20
1	—	670	192.00	192.00
2	—	550	217.00	217.00
5	—	788	192.00	192.00
5	—	209	221.00–235.00	231.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	557	250.00–253.00	252.81
5	—	463	283.00	283.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	87.50–92.50	89.17
5	—	1,808	95.00–97.00	95.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	82.00–88.00	85.15
5	—	1,113	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	85.00–94.00	90.07
5	—	1,267	79.00–82.00	80.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	82.00	82.00

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.