Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

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. Offerings were moderate on all classes of cattle. Market activity was moderate to active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.39/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −144.64 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$298.39

17 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,004

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

$179.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.67

vs UT average

−79.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	362.50	2,048	5thin
Medium and Large 1	552	353.89	1,953	5thin
Small and Medium 1	520	325.00	1,690	1thin
Medium and Large 2	570	250.00	1,425	1thin
Small and Medium 2	570	183.14	1,044	5thin

One grade step is worth $179.36/cwt here — about $1,004 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 sale17 hd

298.39

—

UT average2 barns · 49 hd

323.06

−24.67

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−79.66

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

−144.64

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	1,549	152.91	2,368	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,178	170.00	2,003	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	145.50	2,325	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	140.20	1,592	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	131.64	1,283	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,831	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,095	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	974	$1,924	5

Every lot, as filed

59 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	550–600	565	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	392.22/cwt	382.50–415.00	1,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,251	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	322.26/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	401.67/cwt	385.00–407.50	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,963	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	412.32/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	322.27/cwt	285.00–337.50	2,172	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	380.11/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	143.82/cwt	137.00–145.50	1,657	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	147.69/cwt	147.50–149.00	2,162	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	116.90/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,208	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	412.50/cwt	382.50–442.50	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,753	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,971.49/head	2,800.00–3,125.00	2,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	430.06/cwt	402.50–444.00	1,793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,918	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	823	1,546.58/head	1,425.00–1,675.00	1,547	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	394.26/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	329.15/cwt	324.00–340.00	1,926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	271.72/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,848	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	400–450	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	470	189.71/cwt	155.00–227.50	892	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	418	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	878	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	750–800	752	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	600–650	645	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,561	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	530	259.72/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,377	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	579	171.43/cwt	165.00–177.50	993	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	145.50/cwt	123.00–153.00	2,325	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	639	121.73/cwt	110.00–130.00	778	5
Bulls	—	—	1,783	167.87/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,993	2
Bulls	—	—	1,080	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,328	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,178	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,003	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	590	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,018	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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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