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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 15, 2022

262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.53/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 493 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 262 542 0
Feeder cattle 186 438 0
Slaughter cattle 68 74 0
Replacement cattle 8 30 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too thinly tested for any comparison. Average dress slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test. Average dress slaughter bulls traded 5.00 higher on a very thin test. The next available report will be Thursday, December 22, 2022.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 213.00 $213.00 $671 —
360 360 1 207.00 $207.00 $745 +5.50
445 445 1 189.00 $189.00 $841 -6.01
480–499 493 10 184.50–191.00 $188.53 $929 +2.46
515 515 1 185.00 $185.00 $953 +3.00
626 626 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,064 -1.70
705–710 708 3 152.00–159.00 $154.32 $1,093 -2.73
760 760 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,155 -4.00
805 805 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,175 —
855 855 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,248 —
940 940 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,466 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 195.00 $195.00 $624 -1.00
365 365 4 182.00–190.00 $188.00 $686 +2.60
400–440 427 3 180.00–186.00 $184.13 $786 +0.13
453 453 2 173.00 $173.00 $784 -6.44
525–545 535 4 170.00–180.00 $176.53 $944 +0.02
570 570 1 169.00 $169.00 $963 -1.00
615–625 620 2 158.00–162.00 $159.98 $992 +5.98
790 790 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,082 -10.00
910 910 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,138 -19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 162.00 $162.00 $656 —
525 525 1 161.00 $161.00 $845 —
605–610 608 2 147.00 $147.00 $894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 177.00–179.00 $178.01 $694 +4.01
403–412 408 6 177.00–179.00 $178.01 $726 —
465 465 1 168.00 $168.00 $781 —
610 610 2 172.00 $172.00 $1,049 +13.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 143.00 $143.00 $679 —
625 625 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $847 +5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 164.00 $164.00 $574 —
690 690 1 144.00 $144.00 $994 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 178.00 $178.00 $806 —
533 533 4 162.00 $162.00 $863 —
575 575 1 157.00 $157.00 $903 —
600–630 610 3 151.00–158.00 $153.30 $935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 2 142.00 $142.00 $866 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
742–955 849 85-90% 3 55.00–57.00 $56.33 $478 —
850–1152 1002 85-90% 6 72.50–81.00 $75.51 $757 —
800–1185 1043 85-90% 12 61.00–69.50 $64.63 $674 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1568 1337 80-85% 17 71.00–80.00 $74.20 $992 —
1410–1595 1474 80-85% 4 64.50–69.50 $68.01 $1,002 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810 1810 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,376 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 76.00 $76.00 $771 —
1635–1875 1755 4 85.00–91.50 $88.47 $1,553 —
1825–1830 1828 2 97.00–98.00 $97.50 $1,782 +24.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1260–1325 1293 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,250.00–1,285.00 $1,267.94
1430 1430 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,365.00 $1,365.00 —

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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.