Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 20, 2022

655 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $226.42/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 376 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.01/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,067/hd at 617 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.18/cwt -15.82 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 372 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	655	459	566
Feeder cattle	477	319	402
Slaughter cattle	15	120	164
Replacement cattle	163	20	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder Heifers traded unevenly steady on limited comparable receipts. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold weak compared to a light test last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	322	9	228.00–240.00	$231.73	$746	—
358–398	376	30	212.00–238.00	$226.42	$851	-2.19
410–445	433	9	199.00–221.00	$208.54	$903	-7.99
468–475	473	13	190.00–196.00	$194.01	$918	+5.71
521–540	527	6	176.00	$176.00	$928	-15.66
550–585	566	7	175.00–182.00	$178.62	$1,011	-4.52
600–636	617	28	168.00–180.00	$173.01	$1,067	-1.82
665–680	671	5	165.00–170.00	$166.98	$1,120	—
750	750	2	161.00	$161.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345–349	348	7	211.00–216.00	$212.42	$739	+6.19
367–395	378	8	190.00–206.00	$199.72	$755	+17.92
465–495	480	2	175.00–178.00	$176.55	$847	+15.61
500–545	525	11	150.00–165.00	$159.86	$839	—
552	552	2	158.00	$158.00	$872	-2.00
605–645	626	5	140.00–152.50	$146.67	$918	—
652–688	675	8	144.00–160.00	$150.91	$1,019	—
768	768	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,091	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	341	8	206.00–216.00	$211.90	$723	—
355–386	372	22	194.00–205.00	$200.18	$745	—
405–445	429	21	185.00–206.00	$190.79	$818	—
450–490	465	6	177.00–186.00	$183.14	$852	+1.50
553–583	569	20	155.75–166.00	$159.63	$908	-10.37
608–610	609	15	159.00–169.00	$162.41	$989	+3.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	182.00	$182.00	$592	—
405–447	437	4	176.00–177.50	$177.15	$774	—
450–468	461	10	158.00–173.00	$167.19	$771	-3.20
500–525	514	10	156.00–163.00	$161.38	$829	—
560–585	572	6	144.00–152.00	$150.13	$859	+0.15
650–682	666	19	135.00–141.00	$140.69	$937	-0.89
737	737	3	134.00	$134.00	$988	—
820	820	3	122.00	$122.00	$1,000	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	4	200.00	$200.00	$748	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1245	1051	80-85%	4	62.00–65.00	$63.63	$669	—
1120–1635	1341	80-85%	42	66.00–75.50	$68.74	$922	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1625	1443	75-80%	8	74.00–78.00	$76.52	$1,104	—
1210–1607	1513	75-80%	8	68.50–74.00	$70.74	$1,070	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
988–1010	995	85-90%	3	51.00–58.00	$55.63	$554	-11.64
1015–1225	1155	85-90%	6	60.00–67.00	$61.32	$708	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1795	1448	7	70.00–81.00	$76.96	$1,114	—
1600–1955	1759	10	83.00–89.00	$85.40	$1,502	-11.44

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1335	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,150.00	$1,140.14
1118–1528	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,151.49
1535	1535	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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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.