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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 20, 2022

432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.57/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 440 lb · 33 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $208.00/cwt ≈ $674/hd at 324 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.87/cwt +11.74 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 396 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 432 543 274
Feeder cattle 326 335 211
Slaughter cattle 80 105 22
Replacement cattle 26 103 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available. Classes of cattle were too lightly tested for an accurate market comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–397 396 19 174.00–185.00 $183.87 $728 +11.74
425–442 440 33 159.00–172.00 $168.57 $742 +4.55
510 510 2 167.00 $167.00 $852 +10.32
620–628 627 6 155.00–156.50 $156.25 $980 +6.75
658–685 661 8 148.25–149.50 $148.41 $981 +0.91
714 714 8 139.50 $139.50 $996 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 21 208.00 $208.00 $674 —
362–397 370 14 194.00–199.00 $195.15 $722 +2.65
415–422 422 14 187.00–193.00 $187.42 $791 +1.82
450 450 2 172.00 $172.00 $774 -1.16
637 637 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,045 +12.50
715–725 723 12 144.00–155.00 $146.16 $1,057 +3.16
775–795 785 2 145.50–150.50 $148.03 $1,162 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 17 178.00 $178.00 $532 —
402–433 423 16 169.00–176.00 $171.08 $724 +2.00
553–580 563 7 147.00–149.00 $148.01 $833 —
605 605 13 142.50 $142.50 $862 —
653 653 4 141.00 $141.00 $921 —
734–741 737 7 133.00–138.50 $135.37 $998 +0.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 4 156.00 $156.00 $421 -6.49
430 430 6 166.00 $166.00 $714 —
670 670 4 134.00 $134.00 $898 +6.00
705–711 710 7 119.50–134.00 $121.56 $863 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1015 1010 85-90% 3 37.50–39.00 $38.50 $389 —
785–1105 1023 85-90% 9 41.00–49.00 $42.62 $436 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1350 1166 80-85% 9 50.00–57.50 $54.37 $634 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1858 1627 75-80% 6 64.00–66.00 $64.79 $1,054 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–2010 1765 3 71.00–77.00 $74.09 $1,308 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1110 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 775.00–960.00 $879.33

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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.