Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 29, 2020

458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M 1 heifers $124.50/cwt ≈ $578/hd at 464 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M 1 heifers $125.25/cwt ≈ $552/hd at 441 lb · 22 head

heavy 3-weight M 1-2 heifers $115.20/cwt -8.56 vs last sale · ≈ $431/hd at 374 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	458	699	348
Feeder cattle	363	416	280
Slaughter cattle	87	266	8
Replacement cattle	8	17	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers above 500lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher, with steers below 500lbs selling weak. Feeder Heifers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 4.00 higher, with Slaughter Bulls selling weak on a light test. No comparison is available for Replacement Cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	335	7	132.00–143.00	$138.35	$463	-17.49
358–398	368	8	142.00–146.00	$143.10	$527	-15.50
422–425	424	7	129.00–141.00	$137.59	$583	-11.62
450–495	479	10	133.00–146.00	$142.51	$683	+10.89
525–535	530	2	136.00–153.00	$144.42	$765	+17.13
570	570	3	139.00	$139.00	$792	—
610–615	612	3	123.00–132.00	$128.98	$789	+5.45
665–695	682	6	104.00–115.00	$109.18	$745	-8.14
742–749	745	9	121.00–125.75	$123.12	$917	+3.12

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	7	157.00	$157.00	$560	—
410–415	412	5	144.00–145.00	$144.40	$595	—
450–463	462	9	149.00–151.00	$149.22	$689	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–545	538	3	114.00–116.00	$115.35	$621	+8.52
605–645	618	3	105.00–110.00	$106.74	$660	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	22	125.25	$125.25	$552	—
464	464	23	124.50	$124.50	$578	—
501	501	5	116.00	$116.00	$581	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–338	337	5	115.00–122.00	$117.79	$397	-13.77
364–385	374	13	111.00–119.00	$115.20	$431	-8.56
404–435	412	11	112.00–128.00	$118.19	$487	-4.96
460	460	1	110.00	$110.00	$506	-9.60
524–525	524	3	107.00–112.00	$108.67	$569	-7.51

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	4	111.00	$111.00	$377	-3.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1265	1079	80-85%	8	40.00–43.00	$41.72	$450	—
915–1370	1124	80-85%	6	48.00–56.00	$49.58	$557	+5.61
1030–1432	1151	80-85%	33	43.00–47.00	$44.72	$515	+3.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
778–1015	904	75-80%	5	55.00–58.00	$56.76	$513	—
1200–1455	1329	75-80%	4	46.00–54.00	$51.92	$690	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1280	1052	85-90%	5	30.00–39.00	$32.51	$342	—
1195	1195	85-90%	3	41.00	$41.00	$490	+4.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018–1700	1382	7	51.00–64.00	$58.54	$809	—
1330–1780	1480	3	49.00–55.00	$52.59	$778	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1800–2010	1905	2	63.00–67.00	$64.89	$1,236	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	77.00	$77.00	$966
1432	1432	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	44.00	$44.00	$630

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200–1255	1228	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–725.00	$712.22

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1445–1465	1455	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–860.00	$780.55	—

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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.