Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold sharply lower, while feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on a light test. Trade was active with good demand and moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.72/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 5 of 19 comparable sales and sits −20.42 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$420.72

50 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$46.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.27

vs UT average

−25.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	424.43	2,341	46
Medium and Large 2	588	378.10	2,223	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.33/cwt here — about $118 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

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 sale50 hd

420.72

—

UT average3 barns · 535 hd

449.00

−28.27

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−25.13

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

−20.42

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	1,624	178.42	2,898	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,147	168.54	1,933	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	168.39	2,060	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	160.29	2,385	6thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	720	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,286	$2,980	6

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	400–450	431	515.46/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,222	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	522.10/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	328.22/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	322	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	392.68/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,486	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	526.94/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	407.19/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,195	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	573.93/cwt	562.50–582.50	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	458.75/cwt	452.50–470.00	2,184	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	485.66/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,040	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	437.81/cwt	430.00–452.50	2,088	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	434.03/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	331.00/cwt	310.00–352.50	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	319.81/cwt	315.00–330.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	409.40/cwt	377.50–425.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	590.93/cwt	580.00–605.00	2,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	360.48/cwt	337.50–367.50	2,037	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,195	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	720	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,334	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,132	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,015	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	378.10/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	444.98/cwt	442.50–450.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	413.00/cwt	410.00–428.00	1,780	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	374.61/cwt	367.50–397.50	2,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	382	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	353.51/cwt	353.00–355.00	2,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	559.34/cwt	557.50–560.00	2,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	486.03/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	374.12/cwt	365.00–378.00	2,484	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	426.54/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	412.85/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,147	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	338.79/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	408.00/cwt	398.00–415.00	2,342	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	582.72/cwt	550.00–595.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	591	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	341.34/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	509.39/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,394	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	389.15/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,179	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	536.39/cwt	527.50–547.50	1,711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	359.84/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,227	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	530.15/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	292.49/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	465.00/cwt	462.50–467.50	2,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	466.62/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,122	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	386	565.50/cwt	565.50–565.50	2,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	517	445.00/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,301	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	3,209.25/head	2,850.00–3,375.00	3,209	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	160.29/cwt	157.50–167.00	2,385	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	173.37/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,141	25
Bulls	—	—	1,624	178.42/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,898	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	161.84/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,955	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,189	175.16/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,083	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,129	165.72/cwt	155.00–169.50	1,871	40

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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