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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 9, 2022

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 715 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 605 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 302 296 376
Feeder cattle 188 206 184
Slaughter cattle 70 69 118
Replacement cattle 44 21 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Both feeder cattle and slaughter cattle sold mostly with firm undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–395 390 4 179.00–190.00 $187.21 $730 —
465 465 2 180.50 $180.50 $839 +8.50
505–545 518 3 165.00–174.00 $168.10 $871 +0.69
560–570 563 4 164.50–170.00 $165.89 $934 -7.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 3 166.00 $166.00 $817 —
523 523 2 153.50 $153.50 $803 +3.44
653 653 2 152.00 $152.00 $993 —
720–733 731 6 141.00–144.00 $143.51 $1,049 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–398 389 3 173.00–174.00 $173.32 $674 —
455–465 460 4 165.00–171.50 $168.21 $774 +7.64
548 548 3 157.00 $157.00 $860 —
605 605 13 144.00 $144.00 $871 -2.00
715 715 20 136.00 $136.00 $972 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 375 3 160.00–163.00 $162.05 $608 —
500–520 507 3 145.00–153.50 $147.91 $750 —
550–555 553 2 148.00–148.50 $148.25 $820 —
681 681 4 135.00 $135.00 $919 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–680 660 3 127.00–132.00 $128.72 $850 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 470 2 150.00–160.00 $154.95 $728 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1093–1440 1205 75-80% 19 86.00–90.00 $87.30 $1,052 —
1275–1725 1387 75-80% 8 90.50–94.50 $93.08 $1,291 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–910 870 80-85% 2 80.00 $80.00 $696 —
895–1250 1094 80-85% 14 81.00–85.00 $82.17 $899 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1240 973 85-90% 2 66.00–74.00 $71.10 $692 —
1270–1330 1310 85-90% 3 77.00–79.00 $77.65 $1,017 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1480 1433 2 89.00–90.00 $89.52 $1,283 —
1245–2190 1712 6 104.00–112.00 $107.21 $1,835 —

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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
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1123–1278 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 1,250.00–1,285.00 $1,272.31 +242.53
1180–1275 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,126.95 —
1353 1353 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1423–1445 1437 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,150.00–1,310.00 $1,234.63 -40.37
1215–1619 1464 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 1,250.00–1,350.00 $1,312.51 -77.28
1585–1590 1588 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,566.74 —

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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.