Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 13, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	324	302	162
Feeder cattle	135	163	67
Slaughter cattle	133	83	10
Replacement cattle	56	56	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold with a firm undertone, though feeder cattle were only lightly tested. Average dressing slaughter cows traded weak and the light test of average dressing slaughter bulls traded firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	126.00–160.00	$142.87	$469	—
362–395	379	4	122.50–163.00	$141.87	$538	-8.86
430–445	434	4	140.00–157.00	$152.64	$662	+8.64
475–482	479	4	148.00–153.00	$151.00	$723	±0.00
525–548	540	4	126.00–146.00	$137.08	$740	-4.93
595	595	3	137.00	$137.00	$815	—
610–627	623	4	130.00–135.00	$133.78	$833	+3.89
658	658	2	124.00	$124.00	$816	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	416	8	116.00–135.00	$131.61	$547	+11.40
450–480	464	4	117.00–133.00	$124.44	$577	+13.78
520–538	532	4	120.00–129.00	$123.21	$655	—
555–565	562	3	110.00–117.00	$112.31	$631	-4.83
615–640	628	2	110.00–124.00	$116.86	$734	+1.51
660–670	667	3	106.00–112.00	$110.02	$734	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
962–1360	1050	80-85%	7	59.50–65.50	$64.24	$675	—
515–1660	1224	80-85%	51	50.00–62.00	$55.25	$676	-3.14
895–1735	1254	80-85%	9	40.00–54.00	$48.96	$614	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–870	833	85-90%	2	31.00–35.00	$33.09	$276	—
965	965	85-90%	1	49.00	$49.00	$473	—
868–1478	1184	85-90%	19	40.00–51.50	$48.33	$572	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1487–1635	1524	75-80%	4	57.00–60.50	$57.94	$883	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–2185	1678	2	91.00–92.00	$91.35	$1,533	—
2035–2350	2217	3	83.00–86.00	$84.83	$1,881	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220–1440	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$688.53
1468	1468	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	800.00–925.00	$883.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1062	1062	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1055–1430	1282	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	825.00–1,000.00	$929.75	—
1440–1610	1525	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00–1,110.00	$1,015.57	—

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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.