Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold sharply lower on 400lbs calves, with 500lbs and heavier selling unevenly steady. While feeder heifers sold too light to trend, breaker slaughter cows sold steady while boning and lean slaughter cows sold 10.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher on a light test. Trade was active with a good demand and a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $433.23/cwt on 20 head, down $15.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 19 comparable sales and sits −7.91 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$433.23

▼ 15.58 vs prior sale

20 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$56.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.60

vs UT average

−32.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	436.03	2,403	19thin
Medium and Large 2	520	380.00	1,976	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.03/cwt here — about $427 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale20 hd

433.23

—

UT average3 barns · 306 hd

450.83

−17.60

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−32.10

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

−7.91

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	1,749	169.65	2,968	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	159.15	1,728	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,639	158.49	2,598	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	141.96	1,546	15
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,325	217.00	2,875	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,418	212.50	3,013	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,754	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,608	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,345	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,068	$2,175	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$3,504	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,255	$2,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,267	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	3,355.75/head	2,600.00–3,850.00	3,356	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	317.26/cwt	297.50–324.00	2,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	441.43/cwt	365.00–530.00	1,947	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	412.60/cwt	405.00–419.00	2,146	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	250.74/cwt	220.00–256.00	2,034	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	220.17/cwt	188.00–247.50	1,836	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,482	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,754.03/head	2,375.00–2,800.00	2,754	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,607.66/head	2,125.00–2,950.00	2,608	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	250.97/cwt	247.50–258.00	2,008	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	372.92/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	424.94/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	844	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,266	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	143.74/cwt	133.00–148.00	1,575	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,158	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,418	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	3,013	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,325	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,875	1
Bulls	—	—	2,028	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	3,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	169.90/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,887	8
Bulls	—	—	1,595	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,520	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	158.49/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,598	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	161.64/cwt	152.00–168.00	1,957	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	915	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,250	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	371.76/cwt	371.00–372.50	2,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,137	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	316.97/cwt	305.00–323.00	2,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	726.96/cwt	620.00–825.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	486.22/cwt	482.50–487.50	2,110	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	420.60/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,998	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	357.58/cwt	352.50–359.00	2,571	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	365.33/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,294	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	487.98/cwt	420.00–542.50	1,849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	471.02/cwt	462.50–490.00	2,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	452.32/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,366	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	359.59/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	407.84/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	413.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	441.72/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,175	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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