Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This week cattle sold with moderate to good demand while the offerings were light to moderate in all classes of cattle. Steers that had some flesh sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher while thinner fleshed steer calves sold 3.00 -5.00 lower. Heifers sold similar to the steer some being 3.00 - 5.00 higher while others being 3.00 -5.00 lower. Bulls sold steady with good demand, but supply was too light to create an accurate trend. Good boner slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher this week while the fat and thinner cows sold 1.00 - 2.00 lower, Pairs sold steady to higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $333.83/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −107.31 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$333.83

18 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

per head · Small and Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$86.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.66

vs UT average

−40.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1	507	356.58	1,808	3thin
Medium and Large 1	561	337.63	1,895	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	280.00	1,498	1thin
Medium and Large 2	500	270.00	1,350	1thin

One grade step is worth $86.58/cwt here — about $458 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

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.07, low $395.69, median $441.14 across 19 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 sale18 hd

333.83

—

UT average3 barns · 66 hd

358.49

−24.66

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−40.60

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

−107.31

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	—	Average	1,401	162.64	2,278	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	168.50	2,256	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,062	150.24	1,595	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	104.72	939	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$3,178	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,157	$3,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,373	$2,876	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,644	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	948	$2,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	394.09/cwt	380.00–408.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,542	3,081.50/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	3,082	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	400–450	430	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,172	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	2,774.70/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,775	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,005	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	945	1,644.44/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	547	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	268.97/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	700–750	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	400–450	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,199	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	507	356.58/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,808	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,415	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2Gaunt	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	250–300	270	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	986	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	950–1000	980	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,730	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	473	308.34/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,458	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	151.75/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,152	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	925	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,933	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	168.12/cwt	160.00–174.50	2,786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,963	175.75/cwt	175.00–176.50	3,450	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,204	171.99/cwt	166.00–190.00	2,071	4
Bulls	—	—	2,075	170.14/cwt	166.00–173.50	3,530	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	824	144.29/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,189	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	141.68/cwt	140.00–143.50	1,530	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	813	75.88/cwt	72.00–85.00	617	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	145.04/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,578	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,768	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	125.45/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,180	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,384	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,381	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,250	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	820	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	181.26/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	324.88/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	339.11/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	374.47/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,232	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	408.02/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	264.18/cwt	261.00–267.50	2,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	427.79/cwt	417.50–437.50	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	291.45/cwt	277.50–295.00	2,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	333.03/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	338.07/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	395.99/cwt	392.00–412.00	1,909	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	329.50/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	351.29/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	217.39/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,898	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	3,178.36/head	3,000.00–3,335.00	3,178	2

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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