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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 15, 2020

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.26/cwt -5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 567 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $133.23/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 509 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.47/cwt ≈ $644/hd at 428 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 715 923 410
Feeder cattle 589 642 380
Slaughter cattle 105 277 30
Replacement cattle 21 4 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 146.00 $146.00 $321 -7.00
255–290 271 4 151.00–157.00 $152.94 $414 -10.60
305–340 317 3 164.00–170.00 $166.15 $527 +14.25
365–390 369 8 164.00–170.00 $167.63 $619 +20.86
400–445 420 36 142.50–159.00 $145.18 $610 +2.95
460–498 481 10 136.00–152.00 $143.80 $692 +1.78
500–522 509 44 120.00–144.00 $133.23 $678 -1.21
551–592 564 38 124.00–136.00 $131.03 $739 -0.79
600–640 616 31 123.50–134.00 $128.78 $793 —
685 685 2 132.00 $132.00 $904 +11.00
713–740 720 5 122.00–127.50 $125.67 $905 +0.70
790 790 3 118.00 $118.00 $932 —
825 825 1 111.00 $111.00 $916 —
850–855 853 2 115.00–125.00 $119.99 $1,024 —
910 910 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,101 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 334 7 169.00–181.00 $172.93 $578 +19.93
363–372 366 8 173.00–179.00 $176.72 $647 +8.85

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–292 279 8 135.00–145.00 $141.66 $395 +13.15
330–347 342 14 137.00–146.50 $142.78 $488 +14.72
360–390 369 14 133.00–143.00 $141.20 $521 +3.34
410–446 436 32 131.00–142.00 $140.01 $610 +7.77
456–480 464 17 130.00–138.00 $136.20 $632 +9.77
553–584 567 47 113.00–125.00 $118.26 $671 -5.30
630 630 1 123.00 $123.00 $775 +8.98
650–695 676 19 110.00–117.00 $113.92 $770 -3.64
802–820 805 6 104.00–109.00 $108.15 $871 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–442 428 38 142.00–157.00 $150.47 $644 —
451–464 459 13 133.50–137.50 $135.01 $620 -8.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 4 168.00 $168.00 $608 +10.00
600 600 2 116.00 $116.00 $696 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1295 1096 80-85% 21 36.00–42.50 $40.55 $444 —
865–1395 1113 80-85% 35 42.00–46.50 $44.92 $500 -0.15
995–1495 1284 80-85% 16 47.50–51.00 $48.46 $622 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
943–1175 1036 85-90% 9 34.00–39.00 $37.40 $387 +0.19
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1362 1362 75-80% 1 50.50 $50.50 $688 +0.27
1245–1760 1554 75-80% 6 48.00–50.00 $49.28 $766 —
1658 1658 75-80% 2 44.00 $44.00 $730 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1192–1560 1344 4 62.00–65.00 $63.38 $852 —
1400–2325 1684 9 69.00–73.00 $70.78 $1,192 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
522–1525 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 47.00–71.00 $56.84 $687
1095–1422 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 50.00–62.00 $56.10 $715

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1245–1945 1692 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 700.00–1,300.00 $1,110.09 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.