Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 17, 2021

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.95/cwt +16.16 vs last sale · ≈ $585/hd at 424 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $109.69/cwt -8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 575 lb · 12 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.06/cwt ≈ $889/hd at 689 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	454	376	187
Feeder cattle	236	184	102
Slaughter cattle	62	118	44
Replacement cattle	156	74	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded with a firm undertone and feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	4	116.00–128.00	$124.92	$354	—
360–392	383	5	140.00–166.00	$158.78	$608	+4.42
410–436	430	7	157.00–168.00	$163.48	$703	+11.67
460–470	463	3	140.00–154.00	$146.66	$679	-3.34
500–530	513	6	122.00–154.00	$131.62	$675	+1.62
550–595	584	11	135.00–155.00	$143.80	$840	+13.83
608–645	625	4	118.50–141.50	$135.32	$846	+9.86
675–680	677	3	109.50–120.00	$113.02	$765	-7.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	4	130.00	$130.00	$430	-0.37
360–390	373	3	127.00–146.00	$137.29	$512	+7.31
400–447	424	21	120.00–152.00	$137.95	$585	+16.16
452–480	467	6	110.00–133.00	$117.75	$550	-3.97
505–520	511	9	126.00–138.00	$127.66	$652	+13.04
560–598	575	12	101.00–118.00	$109.69	$631	-8.46
600–640	629	5	102.00–120.50	$108.93	$685	—
665–696	689	11	115.00–133.00	$129.06	$889	—
735	735	2	116.00	$116.00	$853	+11.91

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–590	568	4	134.00–156.50	$145.42	$826	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1305	1100	80-85%	11	57.00–62.00	$59.98	$660	+16.17
815–1490	1125	80-85%	36	52.00–62.00	$56.59	$637	+12.78
1000–1410	1204	80-85%	4	40.00–51.00	$46.82	$564	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1570	1269	75-80%	9	64.00–65.50	$64.31	$816	—
960–1615	1276	75-80%	27	60.00–64.50	$62.16	$793	—
1258–1530	1309	75-80%	10	57.50–59.00	$58.14	$761	+3.32

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–1060	854	85-90%	8	37.00–48.00	$41.42	$354	—
880–950	918	85-90%	3	30.00–35.00	$32.29	$296	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1255	1195	2	67.00	$67.00	$801	—
1500–2135	1744	6	85.50–95.00	$89.98	$1,569	—
1670–1900	1785	2	97.50–99.50	$98.56	$1,759	—

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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
1050–1515	1203	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	775.00–1,025.00	$933.64	—
930–1435	1274	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,093.13	+207.71
1308	1308	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1207–1505	1343	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,010.00–1,200.00	$1,068.85	—

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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.