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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 28, 2021

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.40/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 418 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.71/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $791/hd at 518 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.34/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 485 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 628 566 699
Feeder cattle 524 402 416
Slaughter cattle 94 164 266
Replacement cattle 10 — 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: The light test of comparable feeder steers and heifers traded with weak undertone. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls also traded weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 5 152.00 $152.00 $418 —
300–343 330 14 144.00–166.00 $155.58 $513 —
400–441 418 47 138.50–155.00 $145.40 $608 -0.83
454–471 464 8 142.00–154.00 $150.97 $701 +2.43
510–547 526 24 141.00–149.00 $146.09 $768 —
562–580 564 8 127.00–128.50 $128.31 $724 -9.62
600–638 627 7 127.00–133.00 $131.50 $825 +1.48
682 682 3 125.50 $125.50 $856 —
750–799 795 12 111.50–115.00 $111.78 $889 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–338 335 6 170.00–177.00 $175.89 $589 —
375–396 379 20 171.00–173.00 $171.42 $650 -5.36
412–434 430 29 164.00–174.00 $167.72 $721 -4.17
450 450 3 171.00 $171.00 $770 +7.97
506–528 518 46 151.00–155.00 $152.71 $791 +1.03
560–585 567 14 152.00 $152.00 $862 -1.83
635 635 4 135.00 $135.00 $857 -12.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 274 6 130.00–146.00 $132.87 $364 -5.88
315 315 11 145.00 $145.00 $457 -0.72
358–395 367 9 120.00–139.00 $135.32 $497 -11.25
400–445 426 14 121.00–136.00 $133.30 $568 -3.99
450–475 462 25 116.00–134.00 $125.48 $580 —
508–538 519 10 126.00–129.00 $127.47 $662 +3.89
550–588 574 5 115.00–122.00 $119.86 $688 —
620–634 632 8 119.00 $119.00 $752 -5.04
684 684 4 116.00 $116.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–340 313 5 152.00–158.00 $156.70 $490 —
351 351 4 151.00 $151.00 $530 —
429 429 6 139.00 $139.00 $596 —
457–496 485 34 135.00–148.00 $139.34 $676 -0.66
506 506 12 135.75 $135.75 $687 -0.49
632 632 2 127.00 $127.00 $803 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1245 1113 80-85% 4 40.50–42.00 $41.58 $463 —
945–1300 1131 80-85% 5 49.00–54.00 $51.60 $584 —
945–1450 1139 80-85% 28 43.00–48.50 $44.77 $510 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1895 1213 85-90% 10 34.00–44.50 $40.12 $487 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1465 1382 75-80% 3 48.50–52.00 $50.08 $692 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1668–2215 1847 7 66.00–73.50 $68.84 $1,271 -1.41

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
900–992 946 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00–1,035.00 $863.75
992 992 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00

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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
1335–1430 1383 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–910.00 $881.03 —

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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.