Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-04-02

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Apr 2
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
124 head
36 vs last sale 160 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
4 vs last sale 39 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
7 vs last sale 10 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold with not enough comparable sales to create a trend but a higher undertone was noticed, heifers sold unevenly steady. Breaker cows sold steady, bulls sold 7.00 higher with bulls returning to feed selling 2.00 higher. Boning and lean cows sold with not enough comparable sales to create a trend. No trend available for sheep and goats due to not enough comparable sales. Demand was good with bidding being active on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $441.14/cwt on 30 head, down $16.89 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 19 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.
Average price
$441.14
16.89 vs prior sale
30 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,479
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$403
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$58.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
17.03
vs UT average
42.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568460.792,61520
Medium and Large 2551401.842,21310thin
One grade step is worth $58.95/cwt here — about $403 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd
441.14
UT average2 barns · 127 hd
458.17
−17.03
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
−42.04
This barn, trailing median19 sales
441.14
+0.00
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
BullsAverage1,704186.963,1869thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,512172.002,6012thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,360169.142,30020
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,072165.301,7723thin

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 (2-4 yrs)900$3,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$3,3142thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$2,0172thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,559$3,9163thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$3,5023thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2883,313.69/head3,150.00–3,450.003,3142
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300290625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,8133
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1982258.83/cwt218.00–290.002,5423
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500482523.68/cwt510.00–542.502,52411
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5904
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663375.86/cwt360.00–385.002,4923
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620416.52/cwt406.00–425.002,5828
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672372.48/cwt365.00–377.502,5037
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463458.42/cwt452.50–470.002,1223
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400395544.17/cwt542.50–545.002,1493
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580450.99/cwt442.50–460.002,61616
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325642.56/cwt630.00–650.002,0888
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4303,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0553,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6233,923.73/head3,700.00–4,100.003,9242
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415542.50/cwt542.50–542.502,2513
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600592350.33/cwt325.00–367.502,0745
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,163204.21/cwt193.00–220.002,3752
BullsReturn to Feed1,408199.84/cwt194.00–206.002,8142
BullsReturn to Feed1,488144.04/cwt142.00–146.002,1432
Bulls2,278199.72/cwt195.00–204.504,5502
Bulls1,663198.47/cwt197.00–199.503,3013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,512172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,6012
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,128173.06/cwt170.00–174.001,9524
CowsBoner 80-85%1,445147.96/cwt138.00–157.002,1382
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,072165.30/cwt159.00–168.001,7723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,414171.04/cwt162.00–178.002,41914
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800782197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5414
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2982
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550529448.03/cwt430.00–470.002,37016
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450414492.38/cwt472.50–505.002,0385
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4453,703.63/head3,550.00–3,850.003,7042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1132,016.63/head1,650.00–2,300.002,0172
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600562388.55/cwt372.50–391.002,1848
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500481423.64/cwt415.00–435.002,0385

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.