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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 13, 2022

543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.08/cwt ≈ $676/hd at 400 lb · 37 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.67/cwt ≈ $643/hd at 377 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $192.50/cwt +24.54 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 377 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 543 409 369
Feeder cattle 335 289 281
Slaughter cattle 105 120 70
Replacement cattle 103 — 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report: All classes of feeder and slaughter cattle traded firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 377 16 184.00–200.00 $192.50 $726 +24.54
432–438 433 13 181.00–187.00 $185.60 $804 +15.58
455–465 460 5 168.00–182.00 $173.16 $797 +10.92
508–535 517 12 161.50–169.00 $164.09 $848 +9.87
572–585 574 10 155.00–157.00 $155.60 $893 +2.24
632 632 6 151.50 $151.50 $957 +10.50
660–669 667 5 151.00–155.00 $154.21 $1,029 —
710 710 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,015 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 175.00 $175.00 $411 —
305–340 330 4 165.00–175.00 $170.38 $562 +19.54
359–385 369 12 170.00–176.00 $172.13 $635 +13.20
400–412 410 5 160.00–165.00 $164.02 $672 +5.70
450–497 469 16 153.00–166.00 $162.43 $762 +7.28
505–510 508 3 154.00–158.00 $156.68 $796 +7.09
633 633 3 149.50 $149.50 $946 +4.90
651 651 8 147.50 $147.50 $960 —
1002–1045 1009 6 110.00–117.00 $111.21 $1,122 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 377 24 170.00–174.00 $170.67 $643 —
400 400 37 168.00–170.00 $169.08 $676 —
480–499 497 8 147.00–150.00 $147.36 $732 —
535–547 545 6 141.00–145.00 $141.65 $772 —
732 732 2 135.00 $135.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 162.00–163.00 $162.49 $468 —
330 330 3 143.00 $143.00 $472 +4.00
470–475 471 5 130.00–140.00 $132.02 $622 -5.83
602–642 626 5 126.00–131.00 $129.08 $808 +4.08
677 677 5 128.00 $128.00 $867 +6.67

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
936–1110 994 80-85% 6 43.00–47.00 $44.49 $442 —
1030–1525 1203 80-85% 16 51.00–58.50 $55.33 $666 —
895–1510 1372 80-85% 7 59.00–65.00 $60.79 $834 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–920 858 85-90% 9 27.00–33.00 $29.50 $253 —
700–1305 959 85-90% 11 34.00–40.50 $37.90 $363 +4.40
954–1006 999 85-90% 8 42.00–48.00 $44.98 $449 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1610 1352 75-80% 3 60.00–66.00 $62.38 $843 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–2145 1637 3 74.00–80.00 $77.17 $1,263 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
992 992 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 600.00 $600.00
1142 1142 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 725.00 $725.00
975–1382 1211 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 700.00–960.00 $838.81
1040–1645 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 32 800.00–1,060.00 $966.74

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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.