Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 22, 2020

699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M 1-2 heifers $123.76/cwt ≈ $488/hd at 394 lb · 30 head

heavy 6-weight M 1-2 steers $117.32/cwt ≈ $783/hd at 667 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M 2 heifers $117.82/cwt ≈ $452/hd at 384 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	699	715	317
Feeder cattle	416	589	255
Slaughter cattle	266	105	52
Replacement cattle	17	21	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold steady to 7.00 lower. Slaughter Cattle sold steady with a weak market undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212–240	219	4	120.00–154.00	$129.32	$283	—
252–298	277	6	148.00–163.00	$158.79	$440	—
305–345	324	13	145.00–161.00	$155.84	$505	—
352–393	378	8	156.00–160.00	$158.60	$600	—
400–440	417	18	139.00–158.00	$149.21	$622	—
450–495	472	9	125.00–141.00	$131.62	$621	—
500–530	521	10	123.00–137.00	$127.29	$663	—
616–648	628	17	116.00–124.00	$123.53	$776	—
655–680	667	24	111.00–124.00	$117.32	$783	—
720–738	729	4	120.00	$120.00	$875	—
758–765	762	8	114.00–117.00	$115.88	$883	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–340	314	5	118.00–133.00	$129.76	$407	—
430–440	433	3	105.00–132.00	$115.96	$502	—
510–535	523	2	100.00–114.00	$106.83	$559	—
670–685	678	2	94.00–98.00	$95.98	$651	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–340	321	12	128.00–135.00	$131.56	$422	—
375–398	394	30	122.00–130.00	$123.76	$488	—
401–443	422	20	116.00–127.00	$123.15	$520	—
465–480	472	3	114.00–126.00	$119.60	$565	—
500–545	526	21	114.00–118.00	$116.18	$611	—
550–575	555	15	106.00–113.00	$109.61	$608	—
604–620	615	3	107.00–109.00	$108.00	$664	—
660–665	662	3	102.00–112.00	$107.98	$715	—
715–728	724	3	104.00–109.00	$105.65	$765	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–345	330	8	114.00–117.00	$114.39	$377	—
375–384	384	22	114.00–118.00	$117.82	$452	—
405–444	439	11	105.00–113.00	$110.80	$486	—
555–580	570	5	90.00–102.00	$96.81	$552	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1330	1040	80-85%	2	50.00–51.00	$50.64	$527	—
805–1565	1103	80-85%	61	43.00–45.50	$43.97	$485	-0.95
945–1634	1180	80-85%	56	39.00–42.50	$40.79	$481	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–923	900	85-90%	6	41.00–41.50	$41.43	$373	—
870–1320	1197	85-90%	11	35.00–39.00	$36.95	$442	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1445	1402	75-80%	3	45.50–49.00	$46.59	$653	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1900	1576	4	55.00–62.00	$58.80	$927	—
1445–2045	1767	8	64.00–70.00	$66.74	$1,179	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1050	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	850.00–925.00	$903.66
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1170–1305	1238	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	660.00	$660.00
1215–1310	1263	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	560.00–630.00	$596.32

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1090–1320	1219	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	54.00–77.00	$61.16	$746
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	52.00	$52.00	$634

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	600.00–730.00	$665.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	60.00	$60.00	$231	—
420	420	1	47.50	$47.50	$200	—
500	500	1	42.00	$42.00	$210	—
575	575	1	45.00	$45.00	$259	—
610–622	619	9	38.00–85.00	$67.95	$421	—
655	655	1	55.00	$55.00	$360	—

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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.