Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply lower on calves and yearlings, except 500 to 600lbs heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with lean cows selling 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower on a light test. Trade was active with good demand and a heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.51/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −42.63 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$398.51

39 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$45.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.46

vs UT average

−31.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	405.48	2,188	33
Medium and Large 2	524	360.17	1,887	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.31/cwt here — about $300 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 sale39 hd

398.51

—

UT average3 barns · 595 hd

397.05

+1.46

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−31.21

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

−42.63

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	1,771	169.00	2,993	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	161.92	1,605	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	159.03	1,928	47

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,187	$2,186	25
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$2,879	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	161.25/cwt	142.00–175.50	1,563	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	467.83/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,007	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	337.56/cwt	322.50–352.50	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	392.35/cwt	382.50–402.50	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	574.08/cwt	552.50–585.00	1,906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	380.56/cwt	367.50–387.00	2,367	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	302	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	416.82/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	329.13/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	394.28/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,251	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	323.03/cwt	321.50–332.50	2,481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	366.37/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	474.14/cwt	460.00–492.50	2,034	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	465.23/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,740	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	363.12/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,041	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	484.63/cwt	472.50–495.00	1,851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	308.32/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	278.48/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	383.68/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,999	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	308.14/cwt	295.00–335.00	2,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	462.26/cwt	450.00–477.50	2,145	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	412.76/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,142	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	450.09/cwt	432.50–462.50	1,922	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,389	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	609.07/cwt	600.00–627.50	1,998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	798	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	598.23/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	401.36/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,890	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	487.80/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,829	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	533.28/cwt	532.50–535.00	1,531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	344.56/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,140	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	2,972.47/head	2,575.00–3,150.00	2,972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	425.36/cwt	382.50–445.00	1,884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	433.44/cwt	427.50–437.50	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	509.14/cwt	502.50–525.00	1,665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,974	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	2,186.38/head	2,075.00–2,750.00	2,186	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	511.52/cwt	487.50–537.50	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	385.37/cwt	366.00–402.50	1,252	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,012	162.54/cwt	149.00–185.00	1,645	13
Bulls	—	—	1,554	151.23/cwt	140.00–165.00	2,350	5
Bulls	—	—	1,936	180.83/cwt	179.00–182.50	3,501	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	158.32/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,935	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,002	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,754	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	429.09/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	360.17/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	419.35/cwt	400.00–442.50	1,560	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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