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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 19, 2020

679 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.46/cwt +12.59 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 618 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.52/cwt +10.88 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 514 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.78/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 517 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 679 592 0
Feeder cattle 520 403 0
Slaughter cattle 147 167 0
Replacement cattle 12 22 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle sold 3.00-5.00 higher, with Slaughter Cattle selling 1.00-3.00 lower. No comparison is available for Replacement Cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 327 3 124.00–151.00 $133.37 $436 -22.69
360–390 368 4 127.00–148.00 $132.57 $488 +12.57
402–445 421 16 123.00–146.00 $138.73 $584 +20.85
455–485 470 9 115.00–141.00 $132.04 $621 +2.74
500–545 517 35 119.00–139.00 $127.78 $661 +4.45
565–598 579 22 110.00–125.00 $120.52 $698 +2.20
605–645 618 67 111.00–136.00 $132.46 $819 +12.59
650–695 678 8 109.00–115.00 $111.63 $757 +7.63
704–746 723 18 120.00 $120.00 $868 +1.72
839 839 5 105.50 $105.50 $885 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 157.00 $157.00 $542 —
390 390 1 158.00 $158.00 $616 +7.00
408–445 423 9 133.00–154.00 $148.59 $629 +5.20
455–459 458 27 141.00–149.00 $147.82 $677 +9.23
555–575 565 2 123.00–129.00 $125.95 $712 -11.26
685 685 1 118.00 $118.00 $808 -10.00
725 725 6 124.25 $124.25 $901 —
825 825 1 109.00 $109.00 $899 +1.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 3 122.00 $122.00 $821 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–291 290 8 120.00–122.00 $120.24 $349 —
300–338 328 10 123.00–135.00 $127.60 $419 —
350–385 367 3 128.00–134.00 $131.31 $482 +1.93
402–445 412 22 121.00–132.00 $127.75 $526 +15.91
455–495 489 9 110.00–125.00 $122.63 $600 +12.56
505–536 514 45 117.00–127.00 $125.52 $645 +10.88
562–599 569 26 114.00–120.00 $119.13 $678 +8.79
635–643 638 20 104.00–115.00 $113.85 $726 +11.36
660 660 1 109.00 $109.00 $719 -2.46
820 820 2 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–449 437 22 124.00–139.50 $133.47 $583 +3.74
472–488 478 5 125.00–127.00 $126.18 $603 +0.69
505–530 512 16 124.00–132.00 $129.94 $665 +1.81
688 688 6 113.00 $113.00 $777 +7.99
795 795 2 105.00 $105.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–375 373 3 105.00 $105.00 $392 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–380 379 4 143.00–149.00 $144.51 $548 +35.51
480 480 1 127.00 $127.00 $610 +24.00
540 540 1 134.00 $134.00 $724 —
685 685 1 104.00 $104.00 $712 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1310 1111 80-85% 18 38.00–42.00 $40.57 $451 -1.69
825–1360 1126 80-85% 18 42.50–46.50 $44.31 $499 +6.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
871–1020 906 85-90% 19 35.00–37.50 $36.68 $332 —
840–1110 975 85-90% 2 31.00–32.00 $31.57 $308 —
900–1197 1028 85-90% 10 38.50–41.00 $39.41 $405 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1445 1388 75-80% 2 46.75–48.00 $47.40 $658 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 1 47.00 $47.00 $674 —
1450–1490 1470 2 60.00–64.00 $61.97 $911 —
1800–2245 2023 2 69.00–73.00 $70.78 $1,432 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
898–1295 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 485.00–810.00 $643.40
1045 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 580.00 $580.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 53.00 $53.00 $186 —
410 410 1 52.00 $52.00 $213 —

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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.