Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-03-19

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Mar 19
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
131 head
55 vs last sale 76 131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
2 vs last sale 31 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
8 vs last sale 19 27 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 steady to 2.00 higher, with boning cows selling 4.00 lower on a light test, with slaughter bulls selling too light test. 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 $460.53/cwt on 17 head, up $0.70 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 19 comparable sales and sits +19.39 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.
Average price
$460.53
0.70 vs prior sale
17 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,409
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$429
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$87.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.97
vs UT average
11.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522470.872,45915thin
Medium and Large 2530383.002,0302thin
One grade step is worth $87.87/cwt here — about $429 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
497459420382median 441.1412/1802/0504/0207/0908/20
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
460.53
UT average3 barns · 166 hd
445.56
+14.97
National average160 barns · 7,757 hd
472.12
−11.59
This barn, trailing median19 sales
441.14
+19.39
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
BullsAverage1,400191.142,6762thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,120178.592,0002thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,295170.272,2059thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,034160.121,6565thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$3,0502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,314$3,0154thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$2,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,302$3,71014

Every lot, as filed

35 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
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450405460.31/cwt435.00–485.001,8642
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550521477.00/cwt477.00–477.002,48512
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy450–500469497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,33315
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650605407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,46513
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450440430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,7704,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5784,150.16/head4,050.00–4,250.004,1502
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725374.35/cwt372.50–380.002,7144
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450432500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1602
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527446.34/cwt430.00–457.502,3523
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800763356.23/cwt355.00–357.502,7182
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,3033
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350331481.65/cwt477.50–490.001,5943
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476471.46/cwt460.00–482.502,2444
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325584.95/cwt570.00–605.001,9013
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400358564.93/cwt555.00–575.002,0222
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500452465.01/cwt457.50–467.502,1024
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2970240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0803,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2938216.20/cwt201.00–230.002,0283
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1803,620.66/head3,400.00–3,775.003,6213
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2203,553.11/head3,075.00–3,825.003,5538
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3143,014.51/head2,750.00–3,175.003,0154
CowsLean 85-90%1,034160.12/cwt152.00–166.001,6565
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,120178.59/cwt175.00–183.002,0002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295170.27/cwt163.00–173.502,2059
BullsReturn to Feed1,400191.14/cwt190.00–192.502,6762
SteersMedium 2650–700668168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1223
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530383.00/cwt365.00–400.002,0302
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570368.52/cwt360.00–377.502,1012
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400397520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0643
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500488440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1472
SteersMedium 2700–750718190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3643
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,000279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,7904

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.