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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 17, 2020

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.29/cwt -6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $530/hd at 423 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.33/cwt -4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 570 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.03/cwt -8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 471 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 416 706 0
Feeder cattle 275 632 0
Slaughter cattle 66 12 0
Replacement cattle 75 62 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold steady to weak and feeder heifers sold weak on a light test. Next sale will be reported Thursday, January 7, 2021.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 147.00 $147.00 $419 —
384–390 385 5 132.00–155.00 $150.34 $579 —
415 415 2 138.00–148.00 $143.00 $593 -2.07
464–488 470 17 142.50–147.50 $146.17 $687 +7.13
520–528 525 3 137.00–141.00 $139.68 $733 +3.03
550–592 570 19 116.00–136.00 $132.33 $754 -4.57
610–628 622 3 126.00 $126.00 $784 -4.69
705–720 718 12 126.00–129.00 $127.63 $916 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 8 153.00 $153.00 $633 -8.65
481 481 10 147.00 $147.00 $707 -4.80

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 120.00 $120.00 $358 —
300–339 332 11 111.00–124.00 $113.14 $376 -28.86
380 380 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $473 -13.00
412–447 423 19 114.00–132.00 $125.29 $530 -6.29
487–490 487 14 115.00–131.00 $128.21 $624 -3.67
525–545 529 6 115.00–122.00 $120.49 $637 -8.83
550 550 2 109.00 $109.00 $600 -19.57
607–629 617 15 113.00–117.00 $116.21 $717 -8.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–393 388 6 125.00–133.50 $132.17 $513 —
452–477 471 17 124.50–133.50 $126.03 $594 -8.47
500–540 523 6 124.00–127.00 $126.24 $660 -2.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 113.00 $113.00 $531 —
718 718 3 111.25 $111.25 $799 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1072 936 85-90% 10 22.00–26.00 $24.43 $229 —
915–1170 1044 85-90% 6 29.00–38.00 $31.25 $326 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1750 1376 75-80% 9 54.00–64.00 $57.50 $791 —
1468–1540 1492 75-80% 3 73.00–76.00 $74.97 $1,119 —
1258–1880 1501 75-80% 3 46.50–51.00 $48.00 $720 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1060 1057 80-85% 3 39.00–44.00 $40.66 $430 —
990–1265 1148 80-85% 8 44.00–56.00 $46.58 $535 +1.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
978–1148 1046 7 37.00–47.00 $42.31 $443 —
1705 1705 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,125 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
932–1169 1064 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 34 660.00–875.00 $801.74
1055–1150 1117 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 775.00–875.00 $834.95
1159 1159 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 925.00 $925.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1690 1690 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1500–1525 1513 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.