Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 20, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	347	324	263
Feeder cattle	119	135	133
Slaughter cattle	156	133	50
Replacement cattle	72	56	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Though the light market test does not allow for an accurate comparison among trades, feeder steers and heifers sold with a firm undertone while average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded with a weak undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	3	143.00	$143.00	$591	-9.64
425 fancy	425	5	173.00	$173.00	$735	—
555–595	580	5	130.00–148.00	$137.50	$798	+0.50
703	703	6	128.00	$128.00	$900	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	429	4	130.00–160.00	$137.17	$588	+5.56
453–473	463	6	128.00–142.00	$134.85	$624	+10.41
510–545	528	2	119.00–127.00	$123.13	$650	-0.08
630–640	635	2	112.00–124.00	$117.95	$749	+1.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	368	3	133.00–144.00	$136.83	$504	—
438–445	440	3	119.00–135.00	$124.39	$547	—
595	595	2	111.00	$111.00	$660	—
600–605	603	2	102.00–126.00	$113.95	$687	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1310	1157	80-85%	8	43.00–47.50	$46.22	$535	—
665–1505	1266	80-85%	31	48.50–57.00	$52.26	$662	+3.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–970	847	85-90%	11	30.00–35.00	$32.86	$278	-0.23
520–1212	976	85-90%	8	21.00–27.00	$23.99	$234	-25.01
850–1290	1044	85-90%	14	38.00–47.50	$43.27	$452	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1445	1396	75-80%	7	54.50–62.00	$58.89	$822	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–2295	1638	3	82.00–84.00	$82.76	$1,356	—

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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
650–1500	1264	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	510.00–980.00	$891.95	-37.80
1415–1545	1494	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,000.00–1,240.00	$1,167.74	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1576–1770	1699	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,310.00–1,400.00	$1,369.65	—

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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.