Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Breaker slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and boner and lean cows 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold with a downward trend. Demand and offerings moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.25/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −130.87 against this barn's trailing median of $396.12.

Average price

$265.25

10 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$862

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$149.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.38

vs UT average

−70.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	326.50	1,835	5thin
Medium and Large 2	560	243.75	1,365	2thin
Medium 2	548	177.50	973	3thin

One grade step is worth $149.00/cwt here — about $862 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale10 hd

265.25

—

UT average2 barns · 12 hd

270.63

−5.38

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−70.66

This barn, trailing median13 sales

396.12

−130.87

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	—	Low	1,606	167.03	2,683	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	156.04	2,152	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	149.21	1,748	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	125.08	1,119	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,405	$3,280	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,296	$2,870	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	980	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	450–500	455	351.13/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	204.28/cwt	197.50–206.00	1,986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	302.17/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,892	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,883	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	3,310.32/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	353.82/cwt	337.50–385.00	1,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Bulls	—	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,877	181.08/cwt	177.00–184.00	3,399	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	855	133.39/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,140	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,033	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	146.77/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,610	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	130.52/cwt	122.50–136.00	1,224	6
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	690	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	949	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	725	1,354.14/head	1,025.00–1,600.00	1,354	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,005	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,769	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	177.82/cwt	174.00–181.50	3,197	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	108.76/cwt	107.00–110.00	832	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	156.04/cwt	154.50–160.00	2,152	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	2,790.77/head	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,791	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	572	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	685	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	908	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	500	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,280.32/head	2,975.00–3,600.00	3,280	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	327.43/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	550–600	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,184	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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