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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 7, 2021

665 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.34/cwt -0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 427 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $158.60/cwt -1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 463 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.08/cwt -4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 570 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 665 542 393
Feeder cattle 492 387 221
Slaughter cattle 173 155 172

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Comparable trades of feeder steers and heifers traded mostly weak, as did average dressing slaughter cows and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–328 309 10 184.00–190.00 $186.08 $575 —
360–388 380 23 161.00–179.00 $171.36 $651 -12.82
400–449 428 10 155.00–163.00 $160.72 $688 -4.61
453–491 463 31 156.00–161.00 $158.60 $734 -1.83
502–536 522 20 149.00–155.00 $151.78 $792 -5.20
559–585 570 29 148.00–153.00 $151.08 $861 -4.46
600–642 612 8 144.00–150.00 $148.22 $907 +2.04
673 673 4 132.00 $132.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–342 319 3 142.00–161.00 $152.70 $487 —
369–378 372 6 137.50–148.00 $144.44 $537 -15.56
457–495 475 11 142.00–150.50 $146.03 $694 —
575–597 590 10 130.00–149.00 $140.48 $829 -1.82

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 8 147.00 $147.00 $510 +1.52
380–388 385 10 140.00–142.00 $141.21 $544 —
410–448 427 31 137.00–140.00 $139.34 $595 -0.96
461–485 474 21 136.00–139.00 $137.55 $652 -1.45
527–539 530 15 135.00–136.00 $135.27 $717 +1.02
555–588 566 20 127.00–137.00 $134.12 $759 +0.60
614 614 5 130.00 $130.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–265 263 4 133.00–145.00 $141.97 $373 +7.33
315–330 320 3 137.00–140.00 $138.97 $445 +6.30
362–398 382 11 134.00–144.00 $137.97 $527 +7.97
450–495 483 6 132.00–134.00 $133.69 $646 +4.69
512–541 525 17 130.00–134.00 $132.79 $697 +3.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1070 886 80-85% 5 36.00–38.00 $37.16 $329 —
902–1560 1223 80-85% 75 42.00–49.50 $46.92 $574 -8.61
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–910 868 85-90% 3 18.00–29.00 $22.78 $198 -20.40
755–1220 878 85-90% 5 33.00–36.00 $34.04 $299 -9.14
988–1105 1027 85-90% 3 39.00–43.00 $40.43 $415 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1825 1633 75-80% 6 50.00–53.00 $51.93 $848 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–2155 1676 10 62.00–69.00 $65.68 $1,101 —

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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.