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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 14, 2023

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $224.64/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,402/hd at 624 lb · 32 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $206.65/cwt +13.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,581/hd at 765 lb · 12 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $209.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,507/hd at 721 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 254 184 215
Feeder cattle 187 114 154
Slaughter cattle 59 52 36
Replacement cattle 8 18 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too thinly tested to accurately trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. 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
460–498 488 4 232.50–248.00 $243.95 $1,190 -6.05
520–530 525 2 230.00–240.00 $235.05 $1,234 -6.76
575–590 583 2 227.00–232.50 $229.71 $1,339 -3.79
600–625 624 32 216.00–225.00 $224.64 $1,402 -2.36
650–655 652 3 220.00–223.50 $221.17 $1,442 +16.40
721 721 11 209.00 $209.00 $1,507 +7.00
764–770 765 12 195.00–209.00 $206.65 $1,581 +13.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 235.00 $235.00 $747 —
388 388 2 222.50 $222.50 $863 -5.50
690–695 693 2 190.00–206.00 $197.97 $1,372 —
795 795 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,359 —
930 930 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,507 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 6 240.00 $240.00 $955 —
449 449 6 243.50 $243.50 $1,093 —
460 460 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,173 +28.03
514–542 531 10 226.00–233.50 $228.91 $1,216 +16.91
600–607 606 7 215.00–229.00 $216.98 $1,315 +8.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 220.00–230.00 $224.94 $866 +5.90
410 410 1 228.00 $228.00 $935 +14.00
550 550 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,216 —
642 642 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,297 —
655 655 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,140 —
720–745 733 2 164.00–172.00 $168.07 $1,232 +5.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 200.00 $200.00 $570 —
305–335 315 3 212.00–225.00 $216.61 $682 —
450–455 453 2 186.00–196.00 $191.03 $865 —
930 930 1 126.50 $126.50 $1,176 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,562 —
1271–1460 1351 80-85% 25 95.00–107.00 $97.82 $1,322 -1.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1205 1040 85-90% 2 70.00–82.00 $76.95 $800 —
1075 1075 85-90% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,268 —
955–1225 1114 85-90% 6 90.00–100.00 $94.99 $1,058 -1.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1680 1595 75-80% 2 100.00–102.00 $101.05 $1,612 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,170 —
960 960 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,162 —
1210–1355 1283 2 80.00–86.00 $83.17 $1,067 —
1250–1980 1536 11 105.00–121.00 $113.90 $1,750 —

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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
925–980 953 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00–1,875.00 $1,784.97 —
1315–1515 1376 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,925.00 -68.01

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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.