Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. with slaughter bulls selling mostly steady on a light test. Trade was active on good demand across all classes of livestock with moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $407.58/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −35.45 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$407.58

32 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$38.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs UT average

+2.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	413.15	2,236	27
Medium and Large 2	542	382.50	2,073	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	374.17	2,059	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.98/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale32 hd

407.58

—

UT average3 barns · 316 hd

407.37

+0.20

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+2.94

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

−35.45

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	1,382	163.63	2,261	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	154.97	2,108	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	150.99	1,549	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	935	144.94	1,355	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	110.00	1,188	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	158.00	2,054	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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,935	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,266	$3,008	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$2,430	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	350–400	362	531.16/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,923	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	434.96/cwt	427.50–440.00	1,648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	403.21/cwt	392.50–417.50	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	430.09/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	323.72/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	454.44/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	294.84/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,220	178.11/cwt	160.00–187.00	2,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	445.35/cwt	427.50–447.00	2,178	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	432	471.72/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	357.90/cwt	357.50–358.00	2,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	390.36/cwt	360.00–396.00	1,878	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	364.81/cwt	355.00–383.00	2,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	277.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	419.54/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,203	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	349.86/cwt	324.00–358.00	1,844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	461	459.67/cwt	455.00–462.00	2,119	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	209.31/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,754	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	136.63/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,198	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	158.72/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,770	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,987	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	132.30/cwt	120.00–134.50	1,171	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	773	181.82/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,405	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,188	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	159.35/cwt	148.00–166.00	2,323	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	928	162.81/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,511	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	144.94/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,367	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	159.95/cwt	159.50–160.50	2,167	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,054	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	158.44/cwt	152.00–161.50	1,809	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,939.18/head	2,825.00–3,150.00	2,939	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,935.00/head	2,935.00–2,935.00	2,935	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	655	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,412	1
Bulls	—	—	1,000	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	336.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	387.18/cwt	355.00–392.50	1,657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	276.10/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,955	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	3,112.35/head	1,575.00–3,375.00	3,112	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,429.89/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,430	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	295.43/cwt	287.50–312.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	357.36/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,708	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,314	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	464.52/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,705	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	403.85/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,282	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	367	482.38/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,770	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,786	4

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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