Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.56/cwt on 9 head, down $48.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −20.47 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$422.56

▼ 48.99 vs prior sale

9 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$31.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.17

vs UT average

−64.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	440.00	2,486	4thin
Medium and Large 2	559	408.60	2,284	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.40/cwt here — about $202 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 sale9 hd

422.56

—

UT average3 barns · 83 hd

458.72

−36.17

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−64.46

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

−20.47

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	1,337	202.98	2,713	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	174.05	2,686	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	161.00	1,924	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	157.15	1,587	11
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	142.00	1,605	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,273	221.99	2,826	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,357	$3,854	8

Every lot, as filed

49 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	650–700	659	418.75/cwt	410.00–420.25	2,760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	408.60/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	339.87/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	463.42/cwt	452.50–475.00	1,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	347.37/cwt	342.00–352.50	2,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	502.27/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,346	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	438.91/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,269	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	373.33/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	416.44/cwt	410.50–422.50	2,349	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	174.05/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,686	2
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	470.00/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	427.05/cwt	407.50–436.00	2,695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	363.72/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	388.64/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,001	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	3,771.67/head	3,575.00–3,975.00	3,772	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	3,882.06/head	3,550.00–4,475.00	3,882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,273	221.99/cwt	217.50–226.00	2,826	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,293	184.82/cwt	180.50–189.00	2,390	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,380	221.14/cwt	199.00–242.50	3,052	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	157.15/cwt	140.00–167.50	1,587	11

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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