Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly 2.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand on moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.91/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −82.23 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$358.91

16 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,103

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$210.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.97

vs UT average

−31.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	385.97	2,070	13thin
Medium and Large 2	505	375.00	1,894	1thin
Medium 1	553	175.00	967	2thin

One grade step is worth $210.97/cwt here — about $1,103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

358.91

—

UT average3 barns · 54 hd

371.88

−12.97

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−31.11

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

−82.23

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	—	High	1,888	173.53	3,277	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	152.00	2,044	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	149.63	1,797	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,094	135.23	1,480	9thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,830	156.00	2,855	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,548	$3,301	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,428	$3,182	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$2,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	300–350	337	522.35/cwt	510.00–532.00	1,760	22
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	463.74/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,943	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	392.05/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,070	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,740	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	363.06/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	406.40/cwt	392.50–412.50	1,670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	261.89/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,988	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,548	3,301.24/head	2,775.00–3,700.00	3,301	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,830	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,855	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,085.36/head	2,925.00–3,275.00	3,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	1,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	433.21/cwt	433.00–435.00	1,897	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,055	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	144.55/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,727	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	141.52/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,635	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	122.65/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,193	3
Bulls	—	—	1,883	182.28/cwt	181.50–183.00	3,432	2
Bulls	—	—	1,892	167.70/cwt	160.00–173.00	3,173	3
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	875	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,509	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,044	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	152.91/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,066	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	149.21/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,791	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	686	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	439.50/cwt	439.50–439.50	1,912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	281.32/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	486.69/cwt	482.00–493.00	1,840	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	455.96/cwt	447.00–465.00	1,523	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	434.68/cwt	426.00–444.00	1,600	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	431.19/cwt	417.50–438.50	1,983	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	312.46/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	521.64/cwt	517.50–527.50	1,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,307	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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