Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle and slaughter cattle too light to trend. A higher undertone was noticed with the slaughter cattle. With sheep and goat 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 $457.66/cwt on 10 head, down $25.40 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 19 comparable sales and sits +16.52 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$457.66

▼ 25.40 vs prior sale

10 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−42.75

vs UT average

−30.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	457.66	2,552	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

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 sale10 hd

457.66

—

UT average2 barns · 62 hd

500.42

−42.75

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−30.69

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

+16.52

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	1,771	202.99	3,595	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	187.20	2,806	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	186.06	2,043	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	174.52	2,038	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,288	$3,213	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,388	$2,771	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,306	$3,721	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,178	$3,136	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,432	$3,675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	186.06/cwt	172.00–199.00	2,043	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	435.89/cwt	422.50–450.00	2,445	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	334.47/cwt	322.50–350.00	2,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	1,884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	540.54/cwt	515.00–552.50	2,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	288.78/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	341.04/cwt	315.00–367.50	2,166	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	3,664.02/head	2,875.00–4,050.00	3,664	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	3,223.37/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,223	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	362	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	521.16/cwt	515.00–527.50	2,647	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	3,213.03/head	3,025.00–3,475.00	3,213	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,771.08/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,771	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,432	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	810	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	2,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	593.41/cwt	575.00–600.00	2,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	430.00/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,236	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	217.33/cwt	211.00–225.00	2,451	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	395.50/cwt	395.50–395.50	2,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	187.20/cwt	176.00–193.00	2,806	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,209	2
Bulls	—	—	1,904	205.46/cwt	204.00–209.00	3,912	5
Bulls	—	—	1,612	198.31/cwt	195.00–202.00	3,197	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	174.52/cwt	169.50–179.50	2,038	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	441.79/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,518	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	535.45/cwt	532.50–540.00	2,549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	375.03/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,162	1

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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