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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 18, 2021

276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.54/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 432 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.88/cwt ≈ $897/hd at 531 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $176.95/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 464 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 276 244 0
Feeder cattle 215 151 0
Slaughter cattle 46 66 0
Replacement cattle 15 27 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady across weight classes. Slaughter cows and replacement cattle traded with a weak undertone, based on a light test. Slaughter bull price comparisons are unavailable, due to light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 192.00 $192.00 $628 —
457–495 464 15 176.00–178.00 $176.95 $821 -3.25
500–536 531 16 158.00–170.50 $168.88 $897 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 315 3 175.00–176.00 $175.37 $552 +4.34
368–380 374 4 176.00–178.00 $176.76 $661 —
420–445 428 3 164.00–167.00 $165.04 $706 -10.78
479 479 6 152.00 $152.00 $728 -26.76
560–585 571 10 150.00–159.00 $154.54 $882 +3.69
655 655 3 153.00 $153.00 $1,002 —
725–740 733 2 128.00–136.00 $131.96 $967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 2 145.00 $145.00 $609 —
618–620 619 4 123.00–145.00 $139.49 $863 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 332 4 173.00 $173.00 $574 —
376–395 383 7 161.00–171.00 $167.62 $642 —
418 fancy 418 11 185.50 $185.50 $775 —
452 452 3 163.00 $163.00 $737 +5.39
566 566 4 153.50 $153.50 $869 —
600–618 611 9 123.00–145.00 $136.88 $836 —
655–678 668 6 132.00–138.00 $135.98 $908 —
704–725 723 11 125.00–128.00 $127.55 $922 —
988–990 989 3 95.00–97.00 $96.33 $953 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 148.00 $148.00 $559 -5.15
420–448 432 24 140.00–155.00 $152.54 $659 +3.19
485–488 487 3 148.00–151.00 $149.00 $726 —
501–530 513 11 144.00–155.00 $150.63 $773 +7.92
560 560 1 137.00 $137.00 $767 -6.76
610–615 613 2 121.00–124.00 $122.49 $751 —
672 672 3 118.00 $118.00 $793 -1.33
700–745 730 3 115.00–118.00 $115.96 $847 —
833 833 3 108.00 $108.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 134.00–136.00 $135.01 $409 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 148.00 $148.00 $814 —
690 690 3 123.00 $123.00 $849 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1360 1135 80-85% 2 51.00–53.00 $52.20 $592 -6.95
1005–1425 1210 80-85% 9 56.00–63.00 $59.36 $718 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1835 1613 75-80% 6 62.00–66.00 $63.91 $1,031 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1075 1065 85-90% 2 44.00–45.00 $44.50 $474 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–2155 1880 3 84.00–87.00 $85.73 $1,612 —
1895 1895 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,364 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1920 1920 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,920 —
2080–2195 2138 2 95.50–96.00 $95.74 $2,047 —

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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
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
975–1575 1261 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 875.00–980.00 $912.79 —
1145–1440 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,179.47 —

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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.