Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply higher. 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 $407.32/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 5 of 19 comparable sales and sits −33.82 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$407.32

67 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$41.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.90

vs UT average

−9.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	411.35	2,336	54
Medium and Large 1-2	594	396.79	2,357	10thin
Medium and Large 2	517	369.81	1,912	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.54/cwt here — about $424 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

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 sale67 hd

407.32

—

UT average3 barns · 388 hd

438.22

−30.90

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−9.77

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

−33.82

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	1,762	176.89	3,117	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	164.89	1,842	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,122	161.29	1,810	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,915	147.00	2,815	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,470	215.93	3,174	2thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,485	$3,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,241	$2,996	17

Every lot, as filed

75 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	650–700	657	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	574.32/cwt	570.00–602.50	1,976	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	401	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	406.20/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,360	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	367.63/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	388.00/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,041	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	627.50/cwt	627.50–627.50	2,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	544.28/cwt	533.00–557.50	1,796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	516.88/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,881	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	235	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	431.34/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,967	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	347.20/cwt	342.50–354.00	2,177	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	3,056.88/head	2,725.00–3,250.00	3,057	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	2,848.16/head	2,300.00–3,175.00	2,848	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,162.28/head	1,900.00–2,525.00	2,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	585.09/cwt	577.50–600.00	1,662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	520.97/cwt	505.00–542.50	1,443	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,202	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	373.33/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,087	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	1,729	5
Bulls	—	—	2,012	181.33/cwt	180.00–183.00	3,648	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,470	215.93/cwt	211.00–222.50	3,174	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	161.29/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,810	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,915	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,876	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	173.56/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,734	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	3,329.84/head	2,975.00–3,700.00	3,330	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	3,306.91/head	2,875.00–3,600.00	3,307	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,028	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	161.33/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,829	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	423.96/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,802	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	439.55/cwt	432.00–455.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	374.49/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,839	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	445.61/cwt	445.00–447.50	2,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	336.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	404.84/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	424.27/cwt	415.00–442.50	2,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	291.25/cwt	290.00–292.50	2,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	425.41/cwt	415.00–427.50	2,238	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	325.90/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	369.81/cwt	355.00–397.50	1,912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	457.52/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	471.12/cwt	457.50–482.50	2,205	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	484.01/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,091	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	469.92/cwt	465.00–492.50	1,866	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	533.76/cwt	532.50–535.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	547.94/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,071	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	365.66/cwt	362.50–367.00	2,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	249	522.60/cwt	522.60–522.60	1,301	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	513.07/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,955	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	396.79/cwt	395.00–398.00	2,357	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,494	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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