Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This report will not be published for the next two weeks due to the Christmas and New Years holidays. Market coverage will resume January 08, 2026

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold too light to trend. Trade was active with good demand and a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.74/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −20.28 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$422.74

28 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.26

vs UT average

−21.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	422.74	2,364	28

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale28 hd

422.74

—

UT average3 barns · 163 hd

432.00

−9.26

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−21.36

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

−20.28

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	1,990	179.00	3,562	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	146.93	1,785	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	144.93	2,138	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,167	140.98	1,645	12

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)	1,488	$3,164	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,910	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$2,725	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	777	$2,975	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	822	$2,725	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,473	$3,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	—	—	1,990	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,562	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	146.93/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,785	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	144.93/cwt	139.00–151.00	2,138	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	140.98/cwt	132.00–146.50	1,645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	502	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	576.71/cwt	575.00–590.00	2,047	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	401.10/cwt	397.50–407.50	2,150	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	369.80/cwt	367.50–387.50	2,182	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	362.49/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	345.88/cwt	345.00–347.00	2,376	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,522	3,210.74/head	3,000.00–3,325.00	3,211	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,124.57/head	2,750.00–3,200.00	3,125	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	565.97/cwt	565.00–567.50	2,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	389.54/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,458	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	374.81/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	403.77/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	378.25/cwt	372.50–381.50	2,599	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	471.56/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	419.04/cwt	407.50–427.50	2,074	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	402	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	561	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,446	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	453.77/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,105	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,590	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	409.20/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,449	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	159.50/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,321	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	349.65/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,864	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	434.32/cwt	427.50–437.50	1,868	3

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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