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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 23, 2021

571 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.11/cwt -11.59 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 532 lb · 36 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.18/cwt -5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $546/hd at 371 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.34/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 517 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 571 319 664
Feeder cattle 460 291 487
Slaughter cattle 105 28 158
Replacement cattle 6 — 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded with weak undertone. The light test of comparable slaughter cows traded with firm undertone, while slaughter bulls traded with weak undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 193.00 $193.00 $444 —
260–298 283 4 190.00–198.00 $193.53 $548 +8.53
322–335 331 9 180.00–194.00 $187.26 $620 —
359–395 373 12 176.00–188.00 $180.74 $674 -6.25
403–428 421 22 169.00–182.00 $170.37 $717 -3.55
453–496 475 22 157.00–164.00 $160.09 $760 -5.16
505–548 517 28 150.00–162.50 $157.34 $813 -2.05
550–585 568 11 146.00–151.00 $147.79 $839 -6.96
603–624 613 23 141.00–149.00 $142.67 $875 —
680–685 683 8 138.00–148.50 $142.55 $974 —
713–749 737 16 132.50–134.00 $132.69 $978 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–392 391 4 152.00–168.00 $160.02 $626 -2.51
430–440 435 3 146.00–156.00 $152.30 $663 +11.62
488–495 490 4 147.00–154.00 $151.98 $745 +4.00
551–580 569 11 141.00–145.00 $142.41 $810 -2.27
607 607 3 138.00 $138.00 $838 -0.01
650–690 666 5 126.00–136.00 $131.86 $878 -1.15
752 752 3 119.00 $119.00 $895 —
820 820 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,050 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 3 145.00 $145.00 $402 —
325–339 334 16 140.00–154.00 $146.48 $489 -10.23
354–395 371 28 138.00–154.00 $147.18 $546 -5.06
410–415 412 3 142.00–144.00 $143.33 $591 -5.42
456–485 469 18 135.00–147.00 $142.09 $666 -3.01
514–539 532 36 127.00–139.00 $133.11 $708 -11.59
553–565 556 4 129.00–139.00 $136.46 $759 -4.78
600–610 603 4 124.00–127.00 $126.24 $761 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–242 239 5 130.00 $130.00 $311 —
260–270 267 3 120.00–124.00 $121.30 $324 -19.17
332 332 2 136.00 $136.00 $452 -6.21
351–385 361 6 121.00–134.00 $129.78 $469 -12.65
515–540 524 10 128.00–129.00 $128.10 $671 +6.59
561 561 4 104.00 $104.00 $583 -16.00
635 635 3 107.50 $107.50 $683 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 226 4 160.00–194.00 $169.20 $382 —
677 677 3 129.00 $129.00 $873 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1205 1046 80-85% 15 44.00–49.50 $46.38 $485 —
1035–1315 1225 80-85% 15 51.00–58.00 $54.39 $666 -11.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1315 1008 85-90% 8 32.50–41.50 $38.29 $386 —
953–1246 1039 85-90% 11 43.00–46.00 $45.47 $472 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1261–1385 1282 75-80% 6 61.00–66.00 $61.90 $794 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1830 1580 9 65.50–76.00 $69.67 $1,101 —
1900–1930 1915 2 77.00–79.00 $78.01 $1,494 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1330–1332 1331 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 54.00–55.00 $54.67 $728

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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
1505–1980 1743 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,313.63 —

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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.