Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers sold 4.00 higher, slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 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 $364.02/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −77.12 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$364.02

11 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$37.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.93

vs UT average

−10.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	367.42	1,961	10thin
Medium and Large 2	520	330.00	1,716	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.42/cwt here — about $245 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 sale11 hd

364.02

—

UT average3 barns · 54 hd

331.09

+32.93

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−10.12

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

−77.12

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	1,561	159.47	2,489	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	146.39	1,707	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	144.50	1,806	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	760	144.12	1,095	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,468	$3,138	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,390	$2,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$2,812	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,241	$2,791	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,127	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,871	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	184.14/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,666	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	370.57/cwt	370.00–371.00	1,942	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	259.44/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	278.35/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,884	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	230.02/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	357.18/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,721	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	2,614.95/head	1,875.00–3,175.00	2,615	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,865.70/head	1,525.00–2,225.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,342	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,958.36/head	2,700.00–3,175.00	2,958	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	146.30/cwt	144.50–151.00	1,977	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	760	144.12/cwt	133.00–157.50	1,095	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	141.34/cwt	135.50–151.00	1,618	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,561	159.47/cwt	144.00–169.00	2,489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	246.60/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	187.45/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,383	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	926	166.19/cwt	158.00–175.00	1,539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	308.74/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	285.52/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,479	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	275.72/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,296	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	289.59/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	338.86/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	402.34/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,230	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,005	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,818.01/head	2,000.00–3,325.00	2,818	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,690.40/head	1,525.00–3,050.00	2,690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	296.64/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	396.31/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,419	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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