Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market trends due to no market coverage in the past two weeks. However, demand was good for all classes of cattle on limited offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.48/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −145.55 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$297.48

11 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,090

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$206.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.77

vs UT average

−76.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	349.13	1,867	6thin
Small and Medium 2	500	275.00	1,375	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	242.50	1,297	2thin
Small and Medium 3	545	142.50	777	1thin

One grade step is worth $206.63/cwt here — about $1,090 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.07, low $395.69, median $443.03 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

297.48

—

UT average3 barns · 40 hd

326.25

−28.77

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−76.54

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

−145.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,583	164.12	2,598	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	149.50	2,542	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	144.69	1,822	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	710	86.98	618	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,665	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,552	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,725	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Cedar Livestock Auction - Cedar, UT

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	530	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	662	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	392	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	853	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	250–300	298	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	790	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	800–850	832	175.03/cwt	172.50–177.50	1,456	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	435	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,011	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	430	170.35/cwt	155.00–185.00	733	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	143.51/cwt	134.50–152.00	1,879	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	653	73.47/cwt	71.00–76.00	480	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	148.87/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,772	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	2,542	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	177.34/cwt	162.50–187.50	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	326.33/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	378.55/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,000	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	1150–1200	1,150	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	260.35/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	172.88/cwt	140.00–190.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	263.73/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,801	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,635	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	450–500	460	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	932	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	645	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,532	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,076	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	125.67/cwt	122.00–128.50	1,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,701	168.69/cwt	160.00–176.50	2,869	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	272.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,099	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,554.77/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,555	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,125.27/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	343.33/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	286.03/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	330	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	710	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	485	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,043	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	360.53/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,882	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	545	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	777	1

How this sale compares

Utah weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Utah auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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