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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 29, 2022

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.28/cwt ≈ $868/hd at 476 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.19/cwt ≈ $941/hd at 553 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $174.44/cwt ≈ $1,075/hd at 616 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 464 206 542
Feeder cattle 381 121 387
Slaughter cattle 83 77 155
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last report: No comparison available for feeder cattle. Average dressing slaughter cows sold with weak undertone and average dressing slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–340 322 5 208.00–219.00 $214.03 $689 —
410–425 416 12 195.00–209.00 $199.82 $831 -9.11
465–487 485 20 199.50–203.00 $199.67 $968 —
505–528 517 21 190.00–195.50 $192.26 $994 —
566–578 573 18 188.00–193.00 $190.91 $1,094 —
600–624 616 23 172.00–176.00 $174.44 $1,075 —
661–694 679 11 167.50–177.00 $171.55 $1,165 +3.59
725–729 729 13 170.50–172.50 $170.65 $1,244 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
309–345 333 6 196.00–202.00 $197.86 $659 —
470–490 474 10 189.00–197.00 $190.65 $904 —
543 543 2 177.00 $177.00 $961 —
890 890 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,264 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 185.00–200.00 $192.44 $583 —
352 352 3 188.00 $188.00 $662 —
415–420 417 3 185.00–186.00 $185.34 $773 —
450–484 476 35 176.50–186.00 $182.28 $868 —
552–560 553 25 166.50–174.50 $170.19 $941 —
668–680 678 19 152.50–155.00 $152.89 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–398 379 4 170.00–174.00 $172.10 $652 —
465–468 467 4 163.00–171.00 $167.01 $780 +3.51
555–585 570 2 159.00–160.00 $159.49 $909 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1022–1059 1043 85-90% 9 74.00–75.00 $74.56 $778 -0.44
1032–1355 1142 85-90% 27 76.50–79.00 $77.92 $890 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1380 1162 80-85% 9 78.00–82.00 $79.06 $919 -0.94
1215 1215 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,033 -7.92
1260–1300 1280 80-85% 2 75.00–76.50 $75.74 $969 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1550 1503 75-80% 2 84.00–86.00 $85.03 $1,278 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1990–2070 2030 2 105.00–106.00 $105.49 $2,141 —

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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.