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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 6, 2023

184 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.00/cwt +24.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 577 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 184 235 215
Feeder cattle 114 151 154
Slaughter cattle 52 64 36
Replacement cattle 18 20 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison available as this is the first reported sale over several weeks. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 245.00 $245.00 $772 —
425 425 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,067 +20.00
483 483 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,208 +12.50
500–540 520 3 236.00–251.00 $241.81 $1,257 +18.48
568 568 6 233.50 $233.50 $1,326 —
635 635 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,441 -2.67
670–680 675 2 202.00–207.50 $204.77 $1,382 +5.25
705 705 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,424 —
758–775 764 3 191.00–196.00 $192.69 $1,472 —
820 820 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,492 —
1125 1125 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 228.00 $228.00 $862 -2.08
415 415 1 235.00 $235.00 $975 —
460 460 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,095 +34.00
540 540 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,237 +33.00
605–615 608 3 215.50–219.00 $216.68 $1,317 +32.68
730 730 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,380 +8.00
750 750 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 214.00 $214.00 $781 —
435 435 1 212.00 $212.00 $922 —
870 870 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,288 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 478 3 225.00–229.00 $226.97 $1,085 +22.85
515 515 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,092 +1.50
577 577 11 217.00 $217.00 $1,252 +24.56
600–605 602 3 206.00–211.00 $208.33 $1,254 +14.33
720 720 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,224 -8.00
760 760 1 166.50 $166.50 $1,265 -5.50
832 832 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,290 —
875 875 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,304 —
930 fancy 930 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,497 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 213.00–225.00 $219.04 $795 +6.54
433 433 2 214.00 $214.00 $927 +15.00
465–490 478 2 202.00–208.00 $204.92 $980 —
710–746 742 8 162.50–164.00 $162.68 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 187.50 $187.50 $784 +14.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1040 918 85-90% 6 78.00–87.00 $82.86 $761 +10.86
1080–1110 1100 85-90% 3 96.00–97.00 $96.34 $1,060 —
1130–1175 1151 85-90% 4 95.00–96.50 $95.87 $1,103 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1223–1495 1369 80-85% 8 95.00–102.00 $98.82 $1,353 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 75-80% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,534 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–2045 1703 6 111.00–117.00 $114.27 $1,946 +5.39
1567–2235 1734 4 121.00–122.50 $121.48 $2,106 +12.60

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185–1640 1470 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,775.00–2,000.00 $1,882.74

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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
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1080–1830 1392 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,900.00–2,050.00 $1,993.01 —
1726 1726 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —

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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.