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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 30, 2021

542 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $160.43/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 479 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.54/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 561 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.00/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 459 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 542 571 645
Feeder cattle 387 460 487
Slaughter cattle 155 105 158
Replacement cattle — 6 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady and feeder heifers traded with weak undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls traded weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–286 279 9 191.00–196.00 $193.15 $539 -0.38
358–398 372 16 180.00–190.00 $184.18 $685 +3.44
402–447 432 19 164.00–172.50 $165.33 $714 -5.04
460–490 479 28 158.00–169.00 $160.43 $768 +0.34
525–549 541 8 151.00–159.00 $156.98 $849 -0.36
556–567 561 23 152.00–163.50 $155.54 $873 +7.75
630–645 632 12 144.00–154.00 $146.18 $924 +3.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 160.00 $160.00 $576 -0.02
400–440 410 10 148.00–163.00 $156.42 $641 +4.12
512 512 2 148.00 $148.00 $758 —
555–592 587 7 125.00–145.00 $142.30 $835 -0.11
668 668 3 120.00 $120.00 $802 -11.86
870–878 875 3 111.00–123.50 $119.36 $1,044 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–346 343 9 141.00–146.00 $145.48 $499 -1.00
419–435 421 7 140.00–142.00 $140.30 $591 -3.03
455–472 459 19 139.00 $139.00 $638 -3.09
533 533 9 134.25 $134.25 $716 +1.14
554–572 558 12 132.00–137.00 $133.52 $745 -2.94
655–670 665 8 120.00–125.00 $122.12 $812 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 275 5 126.00–137.00 $134.64 $370 +13.34
325 325 3 120.00–139.00 $132.67 $431 -3.33
368 368 5 130.00 $130.00 $478 +0.22
400–425 408 15 120.00–130.00 $125.52 $512 —
470 470 2 126.00–132.00 $129.00 $606 —
513–530 523 17 122.00–131.00 $128.95 $674 +0.85
610–645 633 3 114.00–115.00 $114.68 $726 +7.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 125.00 $125.00 $465 —
618 618 2 125.00 $125.00 $772 —
650 650 2 122.50 $122.50 $796 -6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1275 1081 80-85% 20 45.50–49.50 $47.71 $516 —
735–1765 1153 80-85% 16 49.50–53.50 $50.92 $587 —
915–1470 1224 80-85% 11 54.00–61.00 $55.53 $680 +1.14
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1120 879 85-90% 14 40.00–48.00 $43.18 $380 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1560 1278 75-80% 6 55.00–65.00 $61.46 $785 -0.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1600 1210 4 53.00–57.00 $54.92 $665 —
1300–1835 1641 7 64.00–69.00 $67.15 $1,102 —

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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.