Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trends available on feeder cattle and slaughter bulls. Boning and Lean slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 14.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand and a mostly light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.36/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −69.78 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$371.36

20 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,386

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$275.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs UT average

−28.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	405.57	2,110	17thin
Medium and Large 2	505	272.50	1,376	1thin
Medium 2	558	130.00	725	2thin

One grade step is worth $275.57/cwt here — about $1,386 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 sale20 hd

371.36

—

UT average3 barns · 158 hd

368.72

+2.64

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−28.53

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

−69.78

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	1,839	167.21	3,075	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	151.67	1,964	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,775	150.00	2,663	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	123.31	1,102	27
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,530	138.50	2,119	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,430	139.00	1,988	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,295	132.00	1,709	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
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	902	$2,511	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,374	$2,975	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,236	$2,519	5

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2	550–600	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,130	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	158.00/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,588	3
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,930	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,373	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	482	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,193	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	151.67/cwt	143.50–155.50	1,964	12
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,988	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	174.12/cwt	172.00–177.00	3,465	4
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	710	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,115	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	2,511.04/head	2,350.00–2,775.00	2,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,306	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	430	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	613	1
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	550	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,279	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	670	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,323	1
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	727	107.98/cwt	95.00–124.00	785	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	139.81/cwt	128.00–146.00	1,502	13
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	213.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	253.82/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,954	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	2,480.32/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,480	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	2,863.70/head	2,725.00–3,000.00	2,864	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	316.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	398.41/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	392.52/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,740	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,323	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	151.03/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	392.31/cwt	372.00–402.50	2,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	342.53/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	404.98/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,082	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	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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