Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-01-15

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Jan 15
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
230 head
54 vs last sale 284 230 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
26 vs last sale 65 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
0 vs last sale 60 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower on boning cattle, with lean cattle selling 11.00 higher. While slaughter bulls sold too light to trend. Trade was active with a good demand and a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $448.81/cwt on 30 head, up $19.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 19 comparable sales and sits +7.67 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.
Average price
$448.81
19.60 vs prior sale
30 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.87
vs UT average
23.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531453.622,41026
Medium and Large 2530417.562,2134thin
One grade step is worth $36.06/cwt here — about $197 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

19 sales
497459420382median 441.1412/1802/0504/0207/0908/20
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 sale30 hd
448.81
UT average3 barns · 507 hd
445.94
+2.87
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−23.17
This barn, trailing median19 sales
441.14
+7.67
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,440139.402,0089thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,598157.352,51422
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,290150.861,94615
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,155139.851,61513

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,418$2,99918
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,433$2,74518
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,360$2,5132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,405$3,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,618$3,5508

Every lot, as filed

51 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7253,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378572.50/cwt572.50–572.502,1642
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575451.38/cwt438.00–465.002,5954
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500458449.84/cwt440.00–460.002,0602
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2853
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700680215.33/cwt200.00–230.001,4642
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6703,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7005
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,4653
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720266.00/cwt262.00–270.001,9152
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700658393.31/cwt377.00–410.002,5882
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850824298.02/cwt295.00–301.002,4562
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505415.12/cwt402.50–427.502,0962
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400370370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3691
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4333,412.43/head3,275.00–3,525.003,4122
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4053,975.00/head3,975.00–3,975.003,9751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,8632
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,210191.89/cwt180.00–211.002,3229
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4182,998.57/head2,700.00–3,400.002,99918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3602,513.33/head2,400.00–2,625.002,5132
CowsLean 85-90%1,096132.70/cwt129.00–138.001,4546
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,205145.98/cwt143.00–150.001,7597
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,598157.35/cwt153.00–162.002,51422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,290150.86/cwt140.00–162.001,94615
Bulls1,170119.93/cwt103.00–165.001,4035
Bulls1,778163.73/cwt160.00–170.002,9114
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430475.37/cwt470.00–487.502,0445
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,5304
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500484458.29/cwt455.00–460.002,2183
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3182
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3312
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350349310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0824
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750727356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,5883
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665379.02/cwt350.00–397.502,52019
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450419542.50/cwt542.50–542.502,2735
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523460.59/cwt442.50–477.502,4092
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650645370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3877
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450408580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,3663
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450436436.00/cwt436.00–436.001,9015
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625405.52/cwt390.00–410.002,5355
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413522.45/cwt507.50–537.502,1585
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400357657.79/cwt650.00–660.002,3489
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675313.75/cwt235.00–392.502,1182
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550507475.76/cwt475.00–480.002,4127
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400355585.69/cwt585.00–587.502,07911
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465493.85/cwt490.00–505.002,2968
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5766
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,1123
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850803330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6503
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550531443.88/cwt435.00–460.002,35715
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2963246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,3693
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4332,744.55/head2,625.00–2,950.002,74518

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.