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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 21, 2025

179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $408.73/cwt +36.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,109/hd at 516 lb · 16 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 179

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 542.50 $542.50 $1,492 +19.00
300 300 1 532.50 $532.50 $1,598 +47.50
387 387 5 467.50 $467.50 $1,809 -10.83
450–462 458 3 390.00–402.50 $398.41 $1,825 -45.88
482 fancy 482 4 455.00 $455.00 $2,193
510–515 514 14 402.50–420.00 $404.98 $2,082 +32.48
530 fancy 530 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,306
590 590 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,094 -37.50
645 645 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,338 -7.64
682 682 9 348.00 $348.00 $2,373
710 710 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,077
783 783 9 320.00 $320.00 $2,506
918 918 3 276.00 $276.00 $2,534
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,207
375 375 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,566 -40.00
440–445 442 3 300.00–325.00 $316.60 $1,399 -118.40
465–490 482 3 210.00–215.00 $213.39 $1,029
505 505 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,376
780 780 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,184
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636
585 585 1 140.00 $140.00 $819
610–640 625 2 140.00 $140.00 $875
710 710 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,115
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,709

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–425 423 3 387.50–402.50 $392.52 $1,660 +0.33
470–478 475 3 337.50–345.00 $342.53 $1,627 -43.42
563 563 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,506
688–690 689 3 292.50 $292.50 $2,015 +52.50
798 798 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,835
865 865 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,400
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,400
458 458 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,225
533 533 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,359
595 595 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,740
620 620 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,628
690 690 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,276
740 740 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,720
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 142.50 $142.50 $613
455 455 1 190.00 $190.00 $864
550 550 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,279
670 670 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,323

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558–560 559 3 372.00–402.50 $392.31 $2,193 +142.31
645 645 2 278.00 $278.00 $1,793
1030 1030 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,060
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,771
475 475 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,081
755–785 770 2 250.00–257.50 $253.82 $1,954

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535–1110 727 85-90% 14 95.00–124.00 $107.98 $785
780–1555 1074 85-90% 13 128.00–146.00 $139.81 $1,502
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1193–1395 1295 80-85% 12 143.50–155.50 $151.67 $1,964
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1775 1775 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,662

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1860 1638 3 150.00–163.00 $158.00 $2,588
1800–2175 1990 4 172.00–177.00 $174.12 $3,465

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 196.00 $196.00 $2,323

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1255–1295 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 149.00–153.00 $151.03 $1,926

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1025 902 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,350.00–2,775.00 $2,511.04
980 980 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,625.00 $2,625.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,575.00 $2,575.00
1185 1185 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00
1070–1340 1249 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 2,350.00–2,550.00 $2,480.32
1415–1440 1428 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,725.00–3,000.00 $2,863.70 -111.87
1705 1705 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,125.00 $3,125.00
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,300
1930 1930 1 162.00 $162.00 $3,127

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 80-85% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,988

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 187.50 $187.50 $956
735 735 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,250 -27.50

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,067

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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.