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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 16, 2023

763 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.14/cwt ≈ $1,291/hd at 571 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $237.76/cwt ≈ $1,481/hd at 623 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $242.60/cwt -4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,431/hd at 590 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 763 294 613
Feeder cattle 630 212 462
Slaughter cattle 129 72 136
Replacement cattle 4 10 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend is available as this is the first reported sale in several months. The next available report will occur as receipts warrant.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,166 —
504–531 520 15 255.00–262.50 $257.91 $1,341 +2.15
568–596 590 34 241.00–243.00 $242.60 $1,431 -4.40
610–630 unweaned 623 35 230.00–240.50 $237.76 $1,481 —
651–672 unweaned 661 17 224.00–230.00 $226.87 $1,500 —
705–735 707 28 220.00–226.00 $225.21 $1,592 +13.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 316.00 $316.00 $1,043 —
365 365 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,022 —
440 440 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,122 —
485 485 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,193 —
520–535 521 11 239.00–250.00 $248.97 $1,297 —
598 598 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,405 +32.00
700 700 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,463 +24.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 10 284.00 $284.00 $932 —
352–372 368 10 274.00–277.50 $274.67 $1,011 +8.67
519 519 16 233.75 $233.75 $1,213 +22.75
550–584 571 44 224.00–228.00 $226.14 $1,291 —
725 725 5 197.00 $197.00 $1,428 —
780 780 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,513 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 238.00–244.00 $242.00 $992 —
490–495 490 15 234.00–235.00 $234.93 $1,151 +15.93
520 520 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,180 +85.00
668 668 6 207.50 $207.50 $1,386 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 unweaned 606 7 224.00 $224.00 $1,357 —
720 720 7 213.00 $213.00 $1,534 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 276.50 $276.50 $1,065 —
637 637 20 224.00 $224.00 $1,427 +35.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 8 293.00 $293.00 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,202 +17.00
790 790 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,280 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 85-90% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,006 —
1050–1168 1116 85-90% 7 71.00–74.00 $72.86 $813 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1250 1225 80-85% 2 89.00–93.00 $90.96 $1,114 —
1298–1365 1326 80-85% 5 69.00–78.00 $73.27 $972 -31.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1920 1690 4 84.00–97.50 $91.14 $1,540 —
1940–2310 2125 2 104.50–106.50 $105.59 $2,244 —

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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
1125–1670 1398 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00–1,775.00 $1,744.81 +9.81

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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.