Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 18, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	169	135
Feeder cattle	56	70
Slaughter cattle	94	61
Replacement cattle	19	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to weak and average dressing slaughter bulls sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	220.00	$220.00	$715	+11.00
350	350	1	188.00	$188.00	$658	-17.00
455–460	458	6	184.00–189.00	$185.65	$850	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	180.00	$180.00	$585	—
355	355	1	177.50	$177.50	$630	—
425	425	1	171.00	$171.00	$727	—
550	550	1	170.00	$170.00	$935	—
610	610	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,061	+11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	187.00	$187.00	$617	-0.50
410–425	415	3	160.00–186.00	$177.12	$735	—
730	730	2	144.00	$144.00	$1,051	+8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	3	125.00	$125.00	$581	—
875	875	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,190	—
950	950	1	125.50	$125.50	$1,192	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1208	1082	80-85%	4	92.00–98.00	$93.92	$1,016	+9.62
1013–1530	1112	80-85%	24	84.00–89.00	$85.89	$955	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–780	660	85-90%	2	72.00–76.00	$73.64	$486	—
965–1075	1009	85-90%	5	83.50–84.00	$83.71	$845	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1475	1363	75-80%	2	92.00–94.00	$93.08	$1,269	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,488	—
935–1900	1634	8	104.00–112.50	$109.59	$1,791	—
1800–1975	1875	3	114.50–117.00	$115.86	$2,172	—

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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
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1350–1402	1393	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,409.63	—

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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.