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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 7, 2022

215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.50/cwt ≈ $1,080/hd at 791 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 215 159 165
Feeder cattle 154 114 115
Slaughter cattle 36 28 30
Replacement cattle 25 17 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Cattle too lightly tested for an accurate market trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 169.00–174.00 $171.50 $635 —
488 488 4 161.00 $161.00 $786 —
791 791 10 136.50 $136.50 $1,080 —
855 855 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,129 —
950 950 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 171.00 $171.00 $732 —
520–527 524 2 162.00–163.00 $162.50 $852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 8 153.50 $153.50 $677 —
508–520 511 4 148.00–150.00 $148.51 $759 -8.49
625 625 4 141.00 $141.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618–630 622 5 128.00–136.00 $130.22 $810 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 174.50 $174.50 $701 —
464 464 6 164.00 $164.00 $761 —
515–522 519 4 140.00–143.00 $141.49 $734 —
769 769 5 127.50 $127.50 $980 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1585 1313 75-80% 7 80.00–88.50 $85.11 $1,117 —
1105–1630 1455 75-80% 3 89.00–92.00 $89.76 $1,306 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1378 1209 80-85% 3 79.50–84.50 $80.70 $976 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1435 1428 3 100.00–102.50 $101.66 $1,452 —
1268–1970 1517 5 92.00–95.00 $93.07 $1,412 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1202 1202 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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
1110–1360 1239 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 19 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,239.85 +64.85

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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.