Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 7, 2021

475 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.13/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 522 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.91/cwt +8.91 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 570 lb · 15 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $110.00/cwt ≈ $880/hd at 800 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	475	416
Feeder cattle	290	275
Slaughter cattle	42	66
Replacement cattle	143	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale on December 17, Feeder cattle weighing under 500 lbs traded mostly steady to weak while heavier offerings traded steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	131.00	$131.00	$314	—
285	285	1	117.00	$117.00	$333	-30.00
328–346	334	3	147.00–150.00	$148.04	$494	—
367–395	374	12	146.00–158.00	$148.84	$557	-1.50
407–425	416	2	142.00–144.00	$142.98	$595	-0.02
455–478	470	5	141.00–149.00	$145.35	$683	-0.82
500–538	523	4	124.00–134.00	$129.99	$680	-9.69
575–595	588	6	119.00–141.00	$129.37	$761	-2.96
660–690	676	7	122.00–138.00	$129.98	$879	—
700–740	714	9	118.00–139.00	$131.46	$939	+3.83
785	785	1	114.50	$114.50	$899	—
832–844	841	9	105.50–112.50	$110.96	$933	—
920	920	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–386	383	6	153.00–159.00	$157.69	$604	—
400–430	415	2	140.00–144.00	$141.93	$589	-11.07
475	475	2	142.00	$142.00	$674	-5.00
547	547	6	145.00	$145.00	$793	—
560	560	1	147.00	$147.00	$823	—
695	695	3	125.00	$125.00	$869	—
760	760	2	125.00	$125.00	$950	—
905–925	915	2	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$984	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	133.00	$133.00	$459	+19.86
350–370	362	5	114.00–126.00	$121.98	$442	-2.52
400–435	414	5	113.00–135.00	$125.06	$518	-0.23
465–495	483	9	111.00–126.00	$118.75	$574	-9.46
500–545	522	28	118.00–132.00	$126.13	$658	+5.64
558–578	570	15	105.00–124.00	$117.91	$672	+8.91
602–618	605	11	118.50–120.00	$118.78	$719	+2.57
672–680	674	4	117.00–121.00	$118.01	$795	—
712	712	2	111.00	$111.00	$790	—
770	770	1	114.00	$114.00	$878	—
800	800	15	110.00	$110.00	$880	—
931–940	933	5	96.00–97.50	$97.20	$907	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–495	488	2	114.00–136.00	$124.83	$609	+11.83
510	510	2	127.00	$127.00	$648	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	147.00	$147.00	$507	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
917–1200	1024	80-85%	7	49.00–54.00	$51.32	$526	—
905–1172	1075	80-85%	8	37.00–41.00	$38.55	$414	-2.11
1030–1415	1166	80-85%	23	43.00–50.50	$46.33	$540	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1825	1396	75-80%	28	45.50–53.50	$49.90	$697	-7.60

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1165	1054	85-90%	15	34.00–39.00	$35.76	$377	—
1002–1290	1083	85-90%	11	30.00–32.00	$31.24	$338	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1605	1329	4	62.00–67.00	$63.96	$850	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675–1870	1773	2	69.00–70.00	$69.47	$1,232	—
2205	2205	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,588	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1375	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	625.00–880.00	$795.14
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,245.00	$1,245.00
1300–1565	1388	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$737.58

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.