Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note, no report for 11-20-2025 or 11-27-2025

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 18.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling steady to 2.00 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 $392.06/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −50.97 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$392.06

85 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$33.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.16

vs UT average

−32.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	394.80	2,082	76
Medium and Large 1-2	533	372.51	1,985	6thin
Medium and Large 2	531	361.70	1,921	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.10/cwt here — about $161 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 sale85 hd

392.06

—

UT average3 barns · 357 hd

403.22

−11.16

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−32.81

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

−50.97

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	1,655	172.05	2,848	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	148.01	2,220	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	138.45	1,603	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	121.88	1,277	26

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)	1,222	$2,410	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,186	$2,111	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,066	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,418	$2,308	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	448.08/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	3,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	360.93/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,873	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	402	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	421.43/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,981	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	178.72/cwt	175.50–182.50	1,390	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	337.28/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,068	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	339.49/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,247	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,642	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	372.51/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,985	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	361.70/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,921	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,066.05/head	1,935.00–2,275.00	2,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	444.46/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	380.16/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,832	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	2,110.96/head	1,750.00–2,625.00	2,111	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,410.10/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,410	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	207.96/cwt	167.00–250.00	2,050	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,637	171.06/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,800	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	136.37/cwt	128.00–158.00	1,575	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,193	162.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,936	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	121.88/cwt	107.50–135.00	1,277	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	148.01/cwt	136.00–152.00	2,220	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	423.06/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	326.12/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	341.73/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	283.34/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	432.50/cwt	425.00–437.50	1,769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	426.64/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	528.43/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	346.45/cwt	336.50–367.50	2,138	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	496.72/cwt	490.00–502.50	1,644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	506	413.47/cwt	407.50–417.50	2,092	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	407.35/cwt	402.50–412.50	1,564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	456.48/cwt	452.50–470.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	331.64/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	373.84/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	509.54/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	374.70/cwt	360.00–382.00	2,147	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	307	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	452.79/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,635	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	483.22/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	395.54/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,073	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	466.37/cwt	462.50–480.00	1,996	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	385.14/cwt	322.50–420.00	1,621	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	338.29/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,908	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	326	516.15/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	223.75/cwt	222.50–225.00	2,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	494.11/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,853	14

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.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →