Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady on limited comparable sales, however a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. This week's offerings were light on all classes of cattle. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.82/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −107.30 against this barn's trailing median of $396.12.

Average price

$288.82

4 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

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

$22.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.61

vs UT average

−44.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	505	300.10	1,516	2thin
Medium and Large 1	583	277.53	1,618	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.57/cwt here — about −$102 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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.47, low $379.33, median $396.12 across 13 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 sale4 hd

288.82

—

UT average3 barns · 51 hd

334.43

−45.61

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−44.00

This barn, trailing median13 sales

396.12

−107.30

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	1,590	160.20	2,547	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	147.72	1,737	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	727	90.27	656	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	150.00	1,995	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,193	176.64	2,107	2thin

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)	1,228	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,318	$2,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,406	$2,861	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$2,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,542	3,180.78/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,181	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,055	179.98/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,899	4
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,193	176.64/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,107	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	160.20/cwt	158.00–163.50	2,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,581	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	502	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,255	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	300.10/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	254.42/cwt	245.00–256.00	2,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	416.34/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	850–900	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	277.53/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	378.40/cwt	358.00–388.00	1,918	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	702	78.16/cwt	75.00–86.00	549	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	108.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	829	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,015	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	132.26/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,452	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	145.15/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,778	17
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	325	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	821	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	382	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	984	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	585	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,740	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	523	263.91/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,380	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	300–350	323	283.60/cwt	280.00–287.50	916	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	450–500	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,055	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	450–500	450	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	355	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,038	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	404.41/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,537	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,860.89/head	2,475.00–3,150.00	2,861	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,235	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	374.71/cwt	369.00–380.00	1,619	4

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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