Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply lower on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was not enough bulls to set an accurate trend for slaughter bulls. Trade was very active with good demand across all classes of livestock with active buyer participation ringside, with a moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.87/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −37.15 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$405.87

58 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$95.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.30

vs UT average

−7.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	417.43	2,177	51
Medium and Large 2	544	321.68	1,750	7thin

One grade step is worth $95.75/cwt here — about $427 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale58 hd

405.87

—

UT average3 barns · 292 hd

419.17

−13.30

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−7.65

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

−37.15

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	1,609	168.59	2,713	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	156.70	1,862	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	155.74	2,531	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	151.83	1,530	37
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	675	127.11	858	3thin

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 Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	862	$2,465	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,085	$2,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	200–250	246	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	520.10/cwt	512.50–552.50	1,950	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	481.20/cwt	452.50–485.00	1,978	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,960	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	2,433.95/head	1,675.00–3,325.00	2,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	428.26/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,176	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,657	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	193.76/cwt	181.00–210.00	1,817	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	2,465.31/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	392.71/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,975	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	458.42/cwt	450.00–462.50	1,728	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	412.32/cwt	397.50–445.00	1,761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,379	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	471.34/cwt	450.00–492.50	1,791	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	335.11/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,099	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	418.54/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	406.78/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,517	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	156.30/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,647	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	147.31/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,439	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,029	162.13/cwt	159.50–165.00	1,668	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	155.74/cwt	155.00–156.50	2,531	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	170.52/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	328.10/cwt	320.00–332.50	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	311.54/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,620	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	156.15/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,860	33
Bulls	—	—	1,885	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,336	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	160.54/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,405	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	127.11/cwt	124.00–129.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	519.19/cwt	517.50–522.50	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	329.28/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	448.67/cwt	448.00–450.00	2,266	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	355.90/cwt	355.00–356.50	2,370	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	301.75/cwt	301.75–301.75	2,336	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	402	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	455.09/cwt	452.50–457.50	1,934	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	440.47/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	461.20/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	341.96/cwt	334.00–343.50	2,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	263	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	323.29/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	361.78/cwt	345.00–364.00	2,145	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	500.73/cwt	490.00–512.20	1,432	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	564	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	327	544.83/cwt	542.50–550.00	1,782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	467.19/cwt	460.00–473.00	2,205	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	527.57/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	346.11/cwt	332.00–377.50	1,949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	346.28/cwt	344.50–350.00	2,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,129	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	378.86/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,758	26

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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