Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher with feeder bulls selling steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, with a light test on slaughter bulls. Replacements sold steady to lower from last week. This week's offerings were moderate on all classes of cattle. Market activity was moderate to active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.63/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −79.49 against this barn's trailing median of $396.12.

Average price

$316.63

16 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$48.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.67

vs UT average

−23.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	322.75	1,738	14thin
Medium and Large 2	565	273.76	1,547	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.99/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale16 hd

316.63

—

UT average3 barns · 94 hd

345.29

−28.67

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−23.25

This barn, trailing median13 sales

396.12

−79.49

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	1,383	155.61	2,152	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	141.99	1,755	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,803	137.78	2,484	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	122.52	1,188	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	960	128.00	1,229	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$3,048	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,915	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,220	$2,572	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	500–550	538	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,708	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,885	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	155.61/cwt	144.00–164.00	2,152	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	141.06/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,814	30
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,229	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	137.78/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,484	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	823	128.99/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,062	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	153.61/cwt	148.00–179.00	2,005	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	660	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,436	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	351	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,027	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	274.82/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,712	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	435	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,011	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	250–300	286	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	729	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	239.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	226.32/cwt	222.50–230.00	969	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	3,008.90/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,009	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,696.47/head	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,696	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	982	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	417.48/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,611	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,137	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,892.09/head	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,821	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	2,938.30/head	2,325.00–3,350.00	2,938	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	345.61/cwt	326.00–355.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	272.50/cwt	267.00–278.00	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	323.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	320.88/cwt	317.50–331.00	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	278.57/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,137	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	348.57/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	283.58/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	336.54/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	383.19/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	271.29/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,839	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	731	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	656	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	128.22/cwt	120.00–152.50	1,212	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	114.91/cwt	112.50–116.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	273.76/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,186	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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