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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 17, 2022

255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.00/cwt ≈ $984/hd at 698 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.73/cwt -4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 431 lb · 14 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.53/cwt ≈ $1,087/hd at 727 lb · 13 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 255 306 261
Feeder cattle 210 273 215
Slaughter cattle 45 33 46

Compared to the last report: Comparable trades too light for an accurate market trend.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–391 382 9 173.00–184.00 $179.06 $684 +7.06
413–446 432 12 183.50–188.00 $185.29 $800 +8.07
460–465 463 2 184.50–187.50 $185.99 $861 +20.93
505–530 517 3 162.00–171.00 $166.59 $861 +5.50
610–635 616 5 159.00–165.50 $162.10 $999
650 650 2 151.00 $151.00 $982
710–738 727 13 148.00–151.00 $149.53 $1,087
772 772 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,112
810–815 812 3 143.00–145.00 $144.33 $1,172
860–895 878 2 129.50–136.00 $132.69 $1,165

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–447 431 14 147.00–162.50 $158.73 $684 -4.70
503–538 516 8 156.00–159.00 $157.83 $814
562–590 573 5 147.00–151.50 $148.60 $851
627 627 5 144.00 $144.00 $903
698 698 19 141.00 $141.00 $984
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 3 154.00 $154.00 $867
603 603 5 152.50 $152.50 $920

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 170.00–173.00 $171.50 $609
408–415 410 3 159.00–163.00 $161.65 $663
530–549 540 3 149.00–164.00 $154.41 $834
632 632 2 148.00 $148.00 $935

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1275 1109 80-85% 8 74.00–79.50 $76.35 $847 +6.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1372 1347 75-80% 6 79.00–82.50 $81.93 $1,104

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1850 1700 5 90.00–99.00 $94.51 $1,607

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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.