Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-03-26

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Mar 26
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
29 vs last sale 131 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
6 vs last sale 33 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
17 vs last sale 27 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold too light to trend. While lean slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher, with boning and breaker cattle and slaughter bulls selling too light to test. Trade was active with a good demand and a light supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $458.03/cwt on 18 head, down $2.50 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 18 comparable sales and sits +15.01 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.
Average price
$458.03
2.50 vs prior sale
18 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,459
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$101.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.45
vs UT average
20.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523486.112,54313thin
Medium and Large 2573385.042,2065thin
One grade step is worth $101.06/cwt here — about $336 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale18 hd
458.03
UT average3 barns · 101 hd
452.59
+5.45
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
−20.06
This barn, trailing median18 sales
443.03
+15.01
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
BullsAverage1,766192.493,3998thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,395173.502,4201thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488171.002,5442thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,117168.351,88012
SteersChoiceAverage1,400200.002,8001thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$2,8635

Every lot, as filed

62 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5541
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,9541
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315579.05/cwt560.00–600.001,8242
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000975255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4861
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,3982
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422500.31/cwt482.50–505.002,1115
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500475540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,5651
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850810326.68/cwt325.00–327.502,6463
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650646360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3268
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900875305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6691
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550510494.61/cwt490.00–502.502,5238
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8812
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6651
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420572.50/cwt572.50–572.502,40513
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8361
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000965255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,4611
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600595337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0082
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3271
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300298620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,8481
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400387305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1803
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1500–550535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800763329.96/cwt320.00–350.002,5183
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650605427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,5861
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350335480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6081
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467486.68/cwt480.00–490.002,2733
HeifersMedium 1350–400390377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,4721
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550545422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,3031
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580375.68/cwt350.00–385.002,1794
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615328.47/cwt300.00–355.002,0204
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0951
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350342490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6762
SteersChoice1,400200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,8001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,395173.50/cwt173.50–173.502,4201
SteersMedium 2350–400395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
HeifersMedium 2300–350300295.00/cwt295.00–295.008851
Bulls1,805190.95/cwt184.00–193.503,4475
BullsReturn to Feed1,190190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2611
Bulls1,955197.60/cwt195.00–201.003,8632
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,5442
CowsLean 85-90%1,117168.35/cwt161.50–172.001,88012
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428430.43/cwt390.00–460.001,8423
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500497406.62/cwt395.00–430.002,0213
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373273.26/cwt250.00–295.001,0192
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500488353.62/cwt327.50–380.001,7262
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350315370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1661
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672368.79/cwt347.50–380.002,4783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,2379
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440170.00/cwt170.00–170.007481
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0753,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,253198.37/cwt196.00–201.002,4862
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950915250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600590370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1831
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650610342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0891
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550500530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950900265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3851
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600555458.13/cwt452.50–475.002,5434
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4571
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,723.11/head2,350.00–3,200.002,7234

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.