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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 26, 2026

300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $572.50/cwt +72.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,404/hd at 420 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 300 299 0
Feeder cattle 160 131 0
Slaughter cattle 39 33 0
Replacement cattle 10 27 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold too light to trend. While lean slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher, with boning and breaker cattle and slaughter bulls selling too light to test. Trade was active with a good demand and a light supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,848 —
300–330 315 2 560.00–600.00 $579.05 $1,824 -5.90
365–395 380 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,881 -69.93
420 420 13 572.50 $572.50 $2,404 —
465–468 467 3 480.00–490.00 $486.68 $2,273 +15.22
475 thin fleshed 475 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,565 —
500 thin fleshed 500 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,650 —
502–515 510 8 490.00–502.50 $494.61 $2,523 +48.27
555 555 4 452.50–475.00 $458.13 $2,543 —
605 fancy 605 1 427.50 $427.50 $2,586 +20.00
646 646 8 360.00 $360.00 $2,326 —
675 675 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,565 —
730 730 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,664 -9.35
760–765 763 3 320.00–350.00 $329.96 $2,518 -26.27
800–825 810 3 325.00–327.50 $326.68 $2,646 —
875 875 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,669 —
915 915 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,288 —
975 975 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,486 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,676 —
387 387 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,180 -215.00
495–498 497 3 395.00–430.00 $406.62 $2,021 -33.38
545 545 1 422.50 $422.50 $2,303 +39.50
575–595 580 4 350.00–385.00 $375.68 $2,179 —
608–635 615 4 300.00–355.00 $328.47 $2,020 —
665 665 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,095 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 9 595.00 $595.00 $2,237 —
485 485 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,182 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 220.00 $220.00 $869 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,800 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,457 -11.65
385 385 1 507.50 $507.50 $1,954 —
418–440 422 5 482.50–505.00 $500.31 $2,111 —
530 530 2 452.50 $452.50 $2,398 —
590 590 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,183 -45.00
660–695 672 3 347.50–380.00 $368.79 $2,478 —
715 715 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,038 —
900 900 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,385 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,166 —
360–385 373 2 250.00–295.00 $273.26 $1,019 —
420–435 428 3 390.00–460.00 $430.43 $1,842 +0.43
485–490 488 2 327.50–380.00 $353.62 $1,726 —
565 565 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,554 -93.52
610 610 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,089 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,472 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 295.00 $295.00 $885 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,608 —
470 470 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,326 —
595 595 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,008 —
680 680 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,836 —
965 965 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,461 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1180 1117 85-90% 12 161.50–172.00 $168.35 $1,880 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1488 1488 75-80% 2 171.00 $171.00 $2,544 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 80-85% 1 173.50 $173.50 $2,420 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,261 —
1455–1985 1805 5 184.00–193.50 $190.95 $3,447 —
1695–2215 1955 2 195.00–201.00 $197.60 $3,863 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1185–1320 1253 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 196.00–201.00 $198.37 $2,486

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 210.00 $210.00 $808 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 185.00 $185.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 170.00 $170.00 $748 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
170 170 1 375.00 $375.00 +140.00

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 165.00 $165.00 +25.00
192 192 2 350.00 $350.00 -35.00

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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
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,425.00 $3,425.00 —
985–1225 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,350.00–3,200.00 $2,723.11 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
138 138 3 255.00 $255.00 -39.46
166 166 8 230.00 $230.00 —
180–195 186 11 275.00–320.00 $307.03 —
200 200 8 300.00–320.00 $312.50 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
50 50 1 145.00 $145.00 —
64 64 6 140.00 $140.00 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 6 120.00 $120.00 -20.00
80 80 1 165.00 $165.00 -5.00
200 200 2 300.00 $300.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
74 74 4 175.00 $175.00 ±0.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 120 2 307.50 $307.50 +8.00
132 132 4 280.00 $280.00 -19.50

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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.