Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There is no trend available this week due to not having a sale the last two weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.21/cwt on 48 head, up $6.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 18 comparable sales and sits −13.82 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$429.21

▲ 6.47 vs prior sale

48 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$39.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.23

vs UT average

−37.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	435.04	2,360	41
Medium and Large 2	551	395.07	2,177	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.97/cwt here — about $182 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

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 sale48 hd

429.21

—

UT average3 barns · 235 hd

434.44

−5.23

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−37.12

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

−13.82

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	—	Average	1,682	162.14	2,727	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	151.85	1,758	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	143.05	2,303	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	125.87	1,196	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,576	$2,800	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,289	$2,671	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,638	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$2,637	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,584	$4,283	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,584	4,282.70/head	4,150.00–4,475.00	4,283	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,576	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	2,671.35/head	2,125.00–2,900.00	2,671	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	223.44/cwt	222.00–225.00	2,022	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,637.91/head	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,638	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	474	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,334	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	488.92/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,151	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	299.65/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,451	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	586.15/cwt	580.00–592.50	1,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	387.03/cwt	367.50–397.00	2,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	433.05/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	407.36/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,355	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	524	464.92/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	613	405.71/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	444.11/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,332	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	431.35/cwt	427.50–435.00	2,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	582.21/cwt	580.00–585.00	2,236	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	478.51/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,182	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	342.50/cwt	339.50–346.00	2,644	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	315.02/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	384.29/cwt	367.00–397.00	2,429	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	324.27/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	375.00/cwt	355.00–377.00	2,456	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	410.13/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	807	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	3,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	424.98/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,362	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	117.91/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,082	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	2,637.48/head	2,625.00–2,675.00	2,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	380.63/cwt	330.00–447.50	1,804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,781	169.85/cwt	165.00–173.50	3,025	7
Bulls	—	—	1,450	144.15/cwt	132.00–158.00	2,090	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	151.85/cwt	132.00–164.00	1,758	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	143.05/cwt	136.00–152.00	2,303	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,053	152.53/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,606	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	121.20/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,131	8

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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