Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-03-12

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Mar 12
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
76 head
43 vs last sale 119 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
8 vs last sale 39 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
4 vs last sale 15 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trend available on most classes and types of livestock due to limited comparable sales. Lean cows sold sharply higher on a light test, with slaughter bulls selling steady on a light test. Slaughter ewes sold sharply higher. Trade was active with a good demand and a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $393.50/cwt on 2 head, down $66.33 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits 49.53 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.
Average price
$393.50
66.33 vs prior sale
2 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,164
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$606
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$53.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
58.05
vs UT average
78.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1590420.002,4781thin
Medium and Large 2510367.001,8721thin
One grade step is worth $53.00/cwt here — about $606 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
497459420382median 443.0312/1802/0504/0206/1108/13
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 sale2 hd
393.50
UT average3 barns · 205 hd
451.55
−58.05
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−78.70
This barn, trailing median18 sales
443.03
−49.53
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
BullsHigh1,511191.022,8875thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,279175.142,2405thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,059163.851,7357thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,215225.002,7341thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,254229.652,8793thin

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)1,635$2,9751thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$2,5751thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)928$2,2922thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$2,9247
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$1,7833thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715376.00/cwt373.00–377.502,6883
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6782
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475476.25/cwt475.00–477.502,2622
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8391
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550505352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7801
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600590420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4781
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1351
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616398.74/cwt382.50–406.002,45611
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600550407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,2411
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500465495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3021
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8041
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650612356.06/cwt340.00–360.002,1797
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1531
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2373,133.43/head2,875.00–3,400.003,1335
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500481432.31/cwt427.50–445.002,0795
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500475504.89/cwt502.50–507.502,3982
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600550365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0081
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700669377.92/cwt365.00–385.002,5284
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2912224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,0431
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29802,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800763312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3841
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3221
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900868322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,7954
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28881,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6352,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29282,291.51/head1,775.00–2,650.002,2922
Bulls1,677194.36/cwt194.00–195.003,2593
BullsReturn to Feed1,235200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4701
SteersChoice1,208237.47/cwt225.00–252.002,8692
SteersChoice1,345214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,8781
CowsLean 85-90%1,071157.66/cwt145.00–168.001,6896
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed985201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9801
CowsBoner 80-85%1,279175.14/cwt162.00–188.002,2405
HeifersChoice1,215225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,7341
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Stock CowsMedium 1-2670240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6081
Bulls1,290172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,2191
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700650345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2431
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7861
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4441
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550510367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,8721
HeifersMedium 1500–550505235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1871
HeifersMedium 1400–450420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360552.50/cwt552.50–552.501,9891

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.