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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 16, 2022

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.90/cwt ≈ $988/hd at 755 lb · 15 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.33/cwt ≈ $917/hd at 709 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 302 454
Feeder cattle 195 188 236
Slaughter cattle 110 70 62
Replacement cattle 12 44 156

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 181.00–183.00 $182.60 $803 —
472–485 476 3 173.00–177.00 $175.64 $836 -4.86
515–540 524 8 166.00–172.00 $169.47 $888 +1.37
560–580 567 3 155.00–158.00 $156.98 $890 -8.91
643 643 9 154.50 $154.50 $993 —
670 670 3 156.50 $156.50 $1,049 —
710 710 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–488 473 5 155.00–160.00 $157.94 $747 -8.06
955 955 2 133.25 $133.25 $1,273 —
1005–1010 1008 2 115.00–118.00 $116.50 $1,174 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 9 148.00 $148.00 $904 +4.00
659 659 4 147.00 $147.00 $969 —
752–762 755 15 130.50–132.00 $130.90 $988 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 4 149.00–151.50 $150.88 $717 —
540–545 542 3 132.00–149.00 $143.30 $777 -4.61
570 570 3 135.00–136.00 $135.67 $773 -12.58
700–714 709 12 129.00–130.00 $129.33 $917 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1054–1855 1450 75-80% 19 85.50–89.50 $88.06 $1,277 —
1315–1750 1605 75-80% 3 90.50–92.00 $90.91 $1,459 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1028–1455 1199 80-85% 8 82.00–87.00 $84.38 $1,012 —
1165–1470 1306 80-85% 4 87.00–90.00 $88.12 $1,151 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 85-90% 2 78.00 $78.00 $916 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1575 1337 3 80.00–91.00 $87.02 $1,163 —
1515–2240 1765 7 103.00–109.50 $108.10 $1,908 —

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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
1300–1745 1424 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 1,150.00–1,435.00 $1,305.80 +71.17

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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.