Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers between 300lbs and 500lbs sold for 1.00 to 7.00 higher. No trends available on feeder steers 600lbs and higher as well as feeder heifers and slaughter bulls due to limited comparable sales. Breaker and boner slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower while the lean cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand and a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.15/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −92.88 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$350.15

16 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$932

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$188.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.67

vs UT average

−31.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	393.85	2,065	11thin
Medium and Large 2	539	286.67	1,544	3thin
Medium 2	553	205.00	1,133	2thin

One grade step is worth $188.85/cwt here — about $932 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 sale16 hd

350.15

—

UT average3 barns · 40 hd

354.82

−4.67

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−31.54

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

−92.88

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	1,514	160.76	2,434	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	155.96	2,344	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	154.73	1,796	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	902	116.15	1,048	17
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,436	216.46	3,108	4thin

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)	1,750	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$3,002	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,137	13

Every lot, as filed

103 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 2	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	339.98/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,422	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	2,874.25/head	1,500.00–3,275.00	2,874	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,001.85/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	381.60/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	333.58/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	243.69/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	251.38/cwt	230.00–262.50	2,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	243.97/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	378.00/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	459.82/cwt	437.50–462.50	1,513	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	271.62/cwt	263.00–276.00	1,983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	371.55/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,167	177.71/cwt	163.00–185.00	2,074	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,613	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	188.50/cwt	172.00–205.00	1,989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,834.17/head	2,200.00–3,175.00	2,834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	239.36/cwt	227.50–257.50	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	271.26/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	169.37/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,729	9
Bulls	—	—	1,340	145.26/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,946	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	789	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	671	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,896	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	908	146.37/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,329	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	155.35/cwt	153.00–158.50	1,883	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	155.96/cwt	154.00–157.25	2,344	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	152.90/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,820	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,055	176.73/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,865	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,436	216.46/cwt	210.00–225.00	3,108	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	134.17/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,304	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	678	133.28/cwt	130.50–137.00	904	7
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	470	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	952	1
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	638	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	358	257.34/cwt	250.00–265.00	921	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	751	1,280.06/head	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,280	5
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	684	139.97/cwt	136.00–142.00	957	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	478	165.52/cwt	145.00–185.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	Medium 2	750–800	779	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium 2	800–850	831	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	753	179.98/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	265.68/cwt	262.50–272.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	431.17/cwt	417.50–445.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	463.87/cwt	452.50–467.50	1,999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	261.25/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	304.25/cwt	291.00–317.50	2,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,794	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,750	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	469.45/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	274.05/cwt	262.50–278.00	2,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	650–700	680	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	775	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	670	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	521	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,110	7
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	515	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	3

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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