Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Demand was good with a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $471.55/cwt on 23 head, up $75.85 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 19 comparable sales and sits +30.40 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$471.55

▲ 75.85 vs prior sale

23 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$9.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.74

vs UT average

−6.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	473.97	2,631	17thin
Medium and Large 2	532	464.67	2,472	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.30/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale23 hd

471.55

—

UT average3 barns · 86 hd

453.80

+17.74

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−6.84

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

+30.40

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	2,028	183.71	3,725	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	162.52	1,782	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	161.67	1,879	9thin

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)	1,240	$3,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,719	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	550–600	573	431.20/cwt	427.50–445.00	2,471	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	386.10/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	278.34/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	353.97/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,241	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,860.85/head	1,950.00–3,300.00	2,861	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	434.83/cwt	420.00–442.50	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	503.46/cwt	487.50–507.50	2,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	429.50/cwt	425.00–452.50	2,251	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	430.24/cwt	412.50–462.50	2,001	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,523	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	407.30/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	397.15/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	377.33/cwt	352.50–405.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,165	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	706	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	627	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	543	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	378.19/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	511.24/cwt	510.00–512.50	2,623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	1,923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	554.32/cwt	532.50–575.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	360.68/cwt	354.00–367.50	2,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	447.01/cwt	430.00–454.00	2,602	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	582.21/cwt	577.50–587.50	2,393	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	445.05/cwt	442.50–457.50	2,790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	512.16/cwt	450.00–572.50	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	350.58/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	450.07/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	522.20/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	537.51/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	313.50/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	156.25/cwt	150.00–161.50	1,644	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,159	171.29/cwt	171.00–171.50	1,985	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	161.67/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,879	9
Bulls	—	—	2,315	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	4,017	2
Bulls	—	—	2,078	184.60/cwt	179.00–188.50	3,836	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,515	189.90/cwt	187.00–192.50	2,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	464.67/cwt	445.00–482.50	2,472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	545.21/cwt	532.00–555.00	2,268	4

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.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →