Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

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 12 of 20 comparable sales and sits +15.87 against this barn's trailing median of $425.27.

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	460.79	2,615	20
Medium and Large 2	551	401.84	2,213	10thin

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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.07, low $384.43, median $425.27 across 20 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 median20 sales

425.27

+15.87

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	1,704	186.96	3,186	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	172.00	2,601	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	169.14	2,300	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	165.30	1,772	3thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$3,314	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,017	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,559	$3,916	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$3,502	3thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	3,313.69/head	3,150.00–3,450.00	3,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,813	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	982	258.83/cwt	218.00–290.00	2,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	523.68/cwt	510.00–542.50	2,524	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	375.86/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	416.52/cwt	406.00–425.00	2,582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	372.48/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	458.42/cwt	452.50–470.00	2,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	544.17/cwt	542.50–545.00	2,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	450.99/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,616	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	642.56/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,088	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,623	3,923.73/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	350.33/cwt	325.00–367.50	2,074	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	204.21/cwt	193.00–220.00	2,375	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,408	199.84/cwt	194.00–206.00	2,814	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,488	144.04/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,143	2
Bulls	—	—	2,278	199.72/cwt	195.00–204.50	4,550	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	198.47/cwt	197.00–199.50	3,301	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,601	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,128	173.06/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,952	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	147.96/cwt	138.00–157.00	2,138	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,072	165.30/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,772	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	171.04/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,419	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	448.03/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,370	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	492.38/cwt	472.50–505.00	2,038	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,703.63/head	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	2,016.63/head	1,650.00–2,300.00	2,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	388.55/cwt	372.50–391.00	2,184	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	423.64/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,038	5

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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