Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 28, 2022

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.88/cwt ≈ $541/hd at 315 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	212	215	256
Feeder cattle	150	154	110
Slaughter cattle	47	36	71
Replacement cattle	15	25	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report: The light test of comparable trades across all classes of cattle sold with firm undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279–290	280	8	174.00–179.00	$174.65	$489	—
369	369	9	174.00	$174.00	$642	—
481	481	7	173.00	$173.00	$832	—
555–586	581	6	158.00–160.00	$159.68	$928	—
810	810	6	147.00–148.00	$147.50	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	165.00	$165.00	$808	+4.00
508	508	2	160.00	$160.00	$813	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–327	315	12	169.00–175.00	$171.88	$541	—
420	420	2	159.00	$159.00	$668	+5.50
560	560	3	138.00	$138.00	$773	—
667	667	3	139.50	$139.50	$930	—
736	736	4	138.50	$138.50	$1,019	—
750 fancy	750	4	135.50	$135.50	$1,016	—
787	787	3	129.00	$129.00	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	4	150.50	$150.50	$640	—
855	855	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,017	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–1095	1013	80-85%	5	82.00–85.00	$84.59	$857	—
815–1415	1110	80-85%	11	87.00–93.00	$88.50	$982	—
1220–1575	1363	80-85%	9	94.00–96.00	$94.98	$1,295	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	85-90%	1	79.00	$79.00	$920	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1660	1545	2	93.00–97.00	$94.85	$1,465	+1.78
1705–1945	1830	4	104.00–112.50	$109.87	$2,011	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
1035–1660	1287	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,250.00–1,610.00	$1,391.75	—
1425	1425	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.