Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to the Thanksgiving holiday last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $407.92/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 5 of 19 comparable sales and sits −33.22 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$407.92

85 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$422

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

$84.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.90

vs UT average

−21.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	411.88	2,218	81
Medium and Large 2	548	327.78	1,796	4thin

One grade step is worth $84.11/cwt here — about $422 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

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 sale85 hd

407.92

—

UT average3 barns · 214 hd

398.02

+9.90

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−21.23

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

−33.22

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	1,782	172.11	3,068	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	140.49	1,634	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	139.34	1,973	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	137.31	1,387	49
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,233	217.34	2,680	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,725	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,188	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,105	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	808	$2,087	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	500–550	521	389.71/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,030	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,118	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	2,086.84/head	1,850.00–2,275.00	2,087	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,434	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	314.21/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	365.79/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,763	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	139.34/cwt	137.50–146.00	1,973	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	140.49/cwt	128.00–146.00	1,634	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,233	217.34/cwt	215.00–220.00	2,680	2
Bulls	—	—	1,727	155.05/cwt	147.00–163.00	2,678	3
Bulls	—	—	2,069	183.56/cwt	175.00–190.00	3,798	5
Bulls	—	—	1,529	170.90/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	413.44/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	464.00/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,837	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	341.34/cwt	320.00–362.50	1,939	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,008	142.99/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,441	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	130.34/cwt	114.00–139.00	1,320	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	412	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,296	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	425.79/cwt	423.00–440.00	1,988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	254.91/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,032	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	345.89/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	466.16/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,224	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	333.61/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,235	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	526	451.74/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	211.25/cwt	197.50–225.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	528.56/cwt	517.50–540.00	1,718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	587.71/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	367.51/cwt	358.50–385.00	2,473	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	412.38/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,198	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	526.28/cwt	515.00–532.50	1,937	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	568.87/cwt	555.00–572.50	1,809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	429.39/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	382	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,063	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	460.18/cwt	445.00–462.50	1,896	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	382.74/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,442	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	503.20/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,134	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	513.01/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,867	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	339.17/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,103	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	397.97/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,292	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,910	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	525.13/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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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