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Cedar Livestock Auction Market Report

Cedar, Utah · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 21, 2026

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 312 514 253
Feeder cattle 101 155 162
Slaughter cattle 72 29 81
Replacement cattle 22 30 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold too light to trend. With slaughter cattle selling too light to trend, while slaughter bulls sold 12.00 lower. While sheep and goats sold with not enough comparables to trend except on slaughter ewes which sold sharply higher. Trade was active with a good demand and a light to moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 360 3 605.00–615.00 $608.52 $2,191 +7.88
460–495 478 5 505.00–532.50 $517.23 $2,472 -27.77
485 thin fleshed 485 1 592.50 $592.50 $2,874 —
515 515 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,472 -5.90
583 583 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,507 -17.50
608 fancy 608 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,614 —
610–625 618 2 382.50–385.00 $383.77 $2,372 -55.03
655–675 665 2 345.00–367.50 $356.08 $2,368 -21.46
674 thin fleshed 674 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,629 —
707 707 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,687 +39.92
760–785 773 2 300.00–312.50 $306.15 $2,367 -28.85
810 810 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,390 -24.00
878 878 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,678 -15.00
900 900 2 312.00 $312.00 $2,808 +12.00
1060 1060 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,968 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1349 1349 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,334 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,242 —
385 385 1 507.50 $507.50 $1,954 -42.50
425 425 5 497.50 $497.50 $2,114 +15.52
465 465 1 467.50 $467.50 $2,174 +35.70
515–545 530 2 380.00–400.00 $389.72 $2,066 -28.38
625 625 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,375 +36.40
696 696 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,714 —
715 715 1 377.00 $377.00 $2,696 +23.00
805 805 2 316.00 $316.00 $2,544 —
895 895 1 340.00 $340.00 $3,043 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 483 2 322.50–327.50 $325.06 $1,570 —
502 502 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,205 —
670–695 683 2 250.00–312.50 $280.68 $1,917 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,334 —
725 725 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,976 —
775 775 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,131 —
925 925 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 605.00 $605.00 $2,190 +87.50
720 720 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 -62.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 80-85% 1 202.00 $202.00 $2,232 —
925–1575 1277 80-85% 23 167.00–198.00 $181.30 $2,315 +1.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 85-90% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,537 -30.80
865–1385 1160 85-90% 15 158.00–185.00 $177.87 $2,063 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1920 1621 75-80% 10 165.00–187.00 $177.55 $2,878 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 2 179.00–192.00 $185.50 $2,467 —
1450–2425 1808 6 181.00–209.50 $195.86 $3,541 —
1920–2170 2078 3 212.75–219.00 $216.21 $4,493 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870–1100 949 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 206.00–218.00 $211.07 $2,003

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125–130 128 2 220.00–295.00 $256.76 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
65 65 2 160.00 $160.00 -125.00
80 80 1 265.00 $265.00 +85.00
85 85 1 257.00 $257.00 +77.00

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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
1180–1362 1301 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 3,525.00 $3,525.00 —
1335–1715 1497 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 3,500.00–3,975.00 $3,803.60 +753.60
1365–1735 1516 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 3,775.00–3,975.00 $3,870.33 —
1580 1580 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,725.00 $3,725.00 —
1685 1685 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
792 792 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,584 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 5 160.00 $160.00 +37.36
145 145 1 110.00 $110.00 -12.64
180–193 185 11 230.00–240.00 $235.05 +31.31
212–218 215 6 345.00 $345.00 +125.00
252 252 2 240.00 $240.00 —

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Families

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200 200 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 1 370.00 $370.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
310 310 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 1 180.00 $180.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
190 190 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 1 245.00 $245.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
8 8 4 10.00 $10.00 -35.00
15 15 30 35.00 $35.00 -27.42
28 28 2 35.00 $35.00 -27.42
30 30 3 105.00 $105.00 +42.58

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
12 12 3 45.00 $45.00 —
40–42 42 8 80.00–90.00 $87.59 —
74 74 6 135.00 $135.00 —
82 82 4 230.00 $230.00 —
105 105 1 295.00 $295.00 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
15 15 1 55.00 $55.00 -30.00
65 65 2 90.00 $90.00 -55.20
70 70 3 90.00–95.00 $93.33 -51.87
80 80 1 215.00 $215.00 ±0.00
190 190 1 275.00 $275.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 170.00 $170.00 —
100 100 1 240.00 $240.00 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
145 145 1 310.00 $310.00 —
175 175 1 295.00 $295.00 +34.67

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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.