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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 25, 2022

168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $222.50/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 342 lb · 19 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.00/cwt ≈ $606/hd at 294 lb · 18 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 168 169 209
Feeder cattle 124 56 173
Slaughter cattle 40 94 36
Replacement cattle 4 19 0

Compared to last week: No trend available for the light test of comparable feeder cattle trades. Average dressing slaughter cows and bulls sold with weak undertone.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 8 207.50 $207.50 $600
342 342 19 222.50 $222.50 $761 +2.50
588 588 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,011

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 18 206.00 $206.00 $606
318 318 5 204.00 $204.00 $649 +17.00
480 480 2 192.50 $192.50 $924
525 525 4 174.00 $174.00 $914
602 602 2 163.00 $163.00 $981
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 3 177.00 $177.00 $885
688 688 3 146.50 $146.50 $1,008

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 80-85% 2 90.00 $90.00 $936
1055–1350 1189 80-85% 14 80.00–87.00 $82.26 $978
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1370 1171 75-80% 5 87.00–96.00 $89.95 $1,053

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1640 1458 4 105.50–112.00 $107.82 $1,572

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1415 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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.