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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 18, 2021

852 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.61/cwt +9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 570 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $153.13/cwt -4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 473 lb · 46 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.41/cwt +11.41 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 580 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 852 563 592
Feeder cattle 644 443 403
Slaughter cattle 186 108 167
Replacement cattle 22 12 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to weak and average dressing slaughter bulls sold weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 171.00–172.00 $171.50 $580 —
358–394 378 8 160.00–164.00 $162.97 $616 -15.36
400–440 413 19 154.00–164.00 $156.04 $644 -6.22
450–494 473 46 150.00–161.00 $153.13 $724 -4.28
502 502 16 152.00 $152.00 $763 -0.53
550–587 580 46 147.00–152.00 $151.41 $878 +11.41
683 683 18 142.25 $142.25 $972 —
755–780 769 7 125.00–132.00 $130.57 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 4 160.00–171.00 $165.65 $469 —
307–345 328 11 160.00–166.00 $162.86 $534 —
422–430 425 6 147.00–152.00 $150.16 $638 -1.58
490–495 493 3 146.00–148.00 $146.66 $723 +6.69
505–540 525 10 142.00–149.00 $146.64 $770 +5.21
550–559 555 15 142.00–148.00 $144.38 $801 +8.60
600–635 620 11 135.00–139.00 $138.00 $856 —
670–685 674 4 125.00–134.75 $132.27 $891 —
715–730 723 12 117.00–128.00 $123.22 $891 —
765–778 769 7 103.50–122.50 $117.01 $900 +4.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 138.00 $138.00 $607 ±0.00
457–485 460 24 131.00–135.00 $134.09 $617 +0.09
500–539 529 26 130.50–138.00 $132.11 $699 -1.22
551–593 570 55 133.00–142.00 $137.61 $784 +9.04
618 618 2 132.00 $132.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 24 122.00–137.50 $134.06 $446 +4.69
350–398 381 22 120.00–137.00 $127.04 $484 —
425–447 439 22 115.00–133.00 $125.48 $551 -9.52
450–470 454 17 114.00–127.00 $122.77 $557 -4.72
505–547 540 7 122.00–127.00 $124.16 $670 +2.16
598 598 2 118.00 $118.00 $706 -7.00
756 756 4 116.00 $116.00 $877 —
805–815 808 3 107.00–110.00 $108.99 $881 —
855 855 3 106.50 $106.50 $911 -7.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1035 842 80-85% 14 58.00–66.00 $62.51 $526 —
950–1590 1069 80-85% 7 36.00–39.00 $37.55 $401 -2.82
880–1460 1172 80-85% 36 40.00–48.00 $42.13 $494 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
816–1430 1051 85-90% 38 30.00–39.00 $33.72 $354 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1620 1357 75-80% 15 46.00–58.50 $52.69 $715 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 1 55.00 $55.00 $792 —
1442–2215 1805 10 62.00–68.00 $64.26 $1,160 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1242–1474 1376 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 625.00–850.00 $791.71
1585 1585 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00
1038 1038 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 525.00 $525.00 —
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.