Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply higher on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, with slaughter bulls selling mostly steady to 3.00 higher on a light test. Trade was active with good demand and moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.99/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 8 of 13 comparable sales and sits +5.87 against this barn's trailing median of $396.12.

Average price

$401.99

40 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$45.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs UT average

+4.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	413.48	2,238	30
Medium and Large 1-2	587	367.50	2,157	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.98/cwt here — about $81 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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.47, low $379.33, median $396.12 across 13 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 sale40 hd

401.99

—

UT average3 barns · 225 hd

401.00

+0.99

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

+4.13

This barn, trailing median13 sales

396.12

+5.87

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	1,882	185.69	3,495	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	172.90	2,081	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,096	169.33	1,856	99
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	167.22	2,478	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,377	192.46	2,650	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,296	$3,424	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,443	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	941	$2,954	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,505	$2,907	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$3,416	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	635	$3,600	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	3,432.24/head	3,350.00–3,475.00	3,432	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	201.98/cwt	188.00–212.00	1,939	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	2,915.23/head	2,500.00–3,175.00	2,915	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,230	186.89/cwt	180.50–191.00	2,299	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	578.92/cwt	572.50–585.00	1,835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	429.34/cwt	410.00–433.00	2,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	448.85/cwt	442.50–462.50	1,952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	445.98/cwt	442.50–485.00	1,918	18
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,307	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	203.22/cwt	187.00–221.00	1,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	403.52/cwt	392.50–407.50	2,514	13
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	432.96/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,472	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,096	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	483	486.68/cwt	480.00–488.00	2,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,157	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,855	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	601.40/cwt	600.00–620.00	2,087	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	308	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	523.19/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,401	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	535.21/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,253	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	433.36/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,431	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	495.13/cwt	482.50–505.00	2,035	74
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	404.31/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,260	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	423.82/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,217	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	418.79/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,224	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	448.39/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,116	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	560.76/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,789	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	582.12/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,119	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	326.54/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	174.17/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	493.07/cwt	487.50–510.00	1,874	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	641.50/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	472.90/cwt	460.00–475.50	2,417	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	367	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,239	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,530	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	3,051.19/head	3,000.00–3,075.00	3,051	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	635	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,167	178.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,086	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	169.47/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,057	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,089	169.19/cwt	159.00–173.00	1,842	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,120	173.54/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,944	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	149.00/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,430	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,526	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,541	3,185.02/head	2,600.00–3,525.00	3,185	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	3,415.87/head	3,375.00–3,500.00	3,416	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,617	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	167.22/cwt	158.50–171.00	2,478	11
Bulls	—	—	1,840	190.92/cwt	187.00–194.00	3,513	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,377	192.46/cwt	182.00–214.00	2,650	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	175.15/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,233	10
Bulls	—	—	1,916	181.50/cwt	175.00–186.00	3,478	5

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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