Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 17, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	193	432	184
Feeder cattle	103	326	129
Slaughter cattle	68	80	28
Replacement cattle	22	26	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle were too lightly tested for a market comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427–448	439	7	197.00–198.00	$197.42	$867	+10.00
508–538	519	8	178.50–186.00	$182.59	$948	—
590–595	593	2	168.00–171.50	$169.74	$1,007	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	383	4	185.00–186.00	$185.75	$711	+1.88
485	485	2	166.00	$166.00	$805	—
520–535	528	2	174.00–178.00	$176.03	$929	+9.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	3	153.00	$153.00	$650	-13.00
487	487	5	140.00	$140.00	$682	—
588	588	8	136.00	$136.00	$800	—
652	652	2	141.00	$141.00	$919	+7.00
870–890	883	3	111.00–125.00	$120.40	$1,063	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–437	418	9	176.00–180.00	$177.64	$743	+6.56
522	522	2	162.00	$162.00	$846	—
567	567	5	157.00	$157.00	$890	+8.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1052–1260	1157	80-85%	24	65.00–73.00	$68.43	$792	+14.06

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
738–875	784	85-90%	3	62.00–64.50	$62.93	$493	—
1020–1035	1031	85-90%	4	50.00–59.00	$52.23	$538	+9.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1132–1545	1339	75-80%	2	76.00–78.00	$77.15	$1,033	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165–1275	1221	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	925.00–1,075.00	$965.95
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00	$925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045–1050	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–950.00	$899.88	—

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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.