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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 10, 2020

706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.50/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 481 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $151.80/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 479 lb · 55 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.58/cwt +2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 419 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 706 730 0
Feeder cattle 632 584 0
Slaughter cattle 12 131 0
Replacement cattle 62 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 fancy 379 16 163.00 $163.00 $618 —
365–389 381 14 150.00–157.00 $152.88 $582 -4.12
406–430 409 9 159.00–162.00 $161.65 $661 +11.18
458–494 479 55 150.00–157.00 $151.80 $727 -1.20
504–534 520 34 144.00–148.50 $146.90 $764 +7.90
560–572 570 15 138.75–146.50 $139.76 $797 —
601–622 616 27 134.25–141.00 $137.21 $845 +6.93
652–669 659 17 134.25 $134.25 $885 —
828 828 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–328 326 7 140.00–155.00 $152.93 $499 +10.82
410–445 415 15 137.50–157.00 $145.07 $602 +14.31
485–498 495 4 133.00–141.00 $139.04 $688 +2.49
500–545 527 15 124.00–148.00 $136.65 $720 -1.81
550–592 586 19 128.00–138.75 $136.90 $802 +7.26
620–645 630 12 116.00–134.50 $130.69 $823 +4.53
655–690 670 17 119.00–133.00 $130.05 $871 +1.52
760 760 1 123.00 $123.00 $935 +8.00
815 815 1 118.00 $118.00 $962 ±0.00
851 851 8 119.00 $119.00 $1,013 +4.00
925 925 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–335 324 4 130.00–132.00 $130.96 $424 +14.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 142.00 $142.00 $426 —
350–371 364 19 122.00–145.00 $137.50 $500 +2.27
400–440 419 38 122.00–141.00 $131.58 $551 +2.91
465–496 491 17 125.00–133.00 $131.88 $648 +11.30
509–543 526 38 117.00–133.00 $129.32 $680 -0.60
558–566 565 17 125.00–129.50 $128.57 $726 +10.58
600–630 615 2 125.00 $125.00 $769 +4.23
685–695 693 4 114.00–118.00 $114.99 $797 +5.03
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–498 481 70 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $647 —
539 539 7 129.00 $129.00 $695 —
604–615 611 30 125.00–131.50 $126.74 $774 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–447 443 6 110.00–117.00 $111.12 $492 +3.22
470–480 475 2 102.00–112.00 $107.05 $508 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1210 1113 80-85% 2 37.00–38.00 $37.46 $417 -6.80
945–1535 1137 80-85% 27 41.00–50.00 $45.00 $512 +0.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1165 1053 85-90% 4 32.00–36.00 $34.70 $365 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1230 1220 2 56.00–58.00 $57.01 $696 —
1555–2240 1881 4 62.00–65.00 $63.58 $1,196 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1705–2000 1817 3 68.00–71.00 $69.73 $1,267 -1.26

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1264–1390 1318 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 800.00–875.00 $841.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1675 1675 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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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.