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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 4, 2021

463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.53/cwt -4.47 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 566 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.42/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 524 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.97/cwt +7.57 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 433 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 463 628 458
Feeder cattle 368 524 363
Slaughter cattle 93 94 87
Replacement cattle 2 10 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly weak. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to slightly weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 170.00 $170.00 $660 -1.42
406–408 407 20 164.00–167.50 $165.05 $672 -2.67
450–490 469 9 153.00–160.00 $156.16 $732 -14.84
500–548 524 25 148.50–153.50 $150.42 $788 -2.29
552–598 566 50 141.00–150.50 $147.53 $835 -4.47
622 622 3 141.00 $141.00 $877 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–343 333 5 157.00–169.50 $165.32 $551 +9.74
400–448 433 22 146.00–160.00 $152.97 $662 +7.57
455–495 475 21 140.00–152.00 $145.82 $693 -5.15
540 540 4 144.50 $144.50 $780 -1.59
573–581 578 9 120.00–136.00 $130.72 $756 +2.41
603 603 2 130.00 $130.00 $784 -1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–317 316 17 133.00–135.50 $134.02 $424 -10.98
355–395 384 20 131.00–135.75 $134.97 $518 -0.35
409–449 435 12 132.00–137.00 $135.01 $587 +1.71
455–482 474 12 125.00–129.00 $128.04 $607 +2.56
504–513 507 8 112.00–124.50 $119.76 $607 -7.71
563 563 3 104.00 $104.00 $586 -15.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–484 481 20 135.00–137.00 $135.43 $651 -3.91
505–522 519 5 132.50–133.00 $132.60 $688 -3.15
566 566 4 136.50 $136.50 $773 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–890 888 80-85% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.50 $475 —
880–1425 1128 80-85% 7 35.00–38.00 $36.86 $416 -14.74
855–1798 1310 80-85% 28 40.00–48.00 $44.55 $584 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
853–1232 1048 85-90% 10 38.00–40.00 $38.77 $406 —
820–1252 1122 85-90% 8 34.00–37.00 $35.43 $398 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1068 1068 75-80% 3 61.00 $61.00 $651 —
1415–1480 1448 75-80% 2 51.00 $51.00 $738 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 2 51.00 $51.00 $490 —
1675–2180 1930 4 66.00–69.00 $68.10 $1,314 —

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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
1440–1740 1590 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–1,000.00 $932.08 —

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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.