Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

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 $459.83/cwt on 17 head, down $11.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 19 comparable sales and sits +18.69 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$459.83

▼ 11.72 vs prior sale

17 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$39.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

vs UT average

−15.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	464.47	2,525	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	425.00	2,231	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.47/cwt here — about $294 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

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 sale17 hd

459.83

—

UT average3 barns · 97 hd

455.95

+3.88

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−15.73

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

+18.69

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	2,745	176.00	4,831	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	174.48	2,464	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	171.96	2,056	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	166.26	1,696	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	805	128.00	1,030	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,150	226.00	2,599	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,825	176.00	3,212	1thin

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)	1,144	$2,851	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$3,192	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,600	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	478.94/cwt	477.50–490.00	2,548	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	406.59/cwt	397.50–425.00	2,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	332.44/cwt	315.00–349.00	2,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	408.13/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,567	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	3,130.26/head	2,400.00–3,650.00	3,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	335.34/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,243	6
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	164.71/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,728	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,523	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,745	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	4,831	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	173.37/cwt	169.25–182.00	2,120	17
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,825	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,212	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	725	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,073	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	174.48/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,464	6
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,150	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,241	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	2,850.63/head	2,150.00–3,475.00	2,851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	488	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	532	416.17/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	451.68/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	369.97/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,323	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	3,087	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	325.48/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	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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