Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-04-23

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Apr 23
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
164 head
32 vs last sale 132 26 vs year ago 138 · +18.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
34 vs last sale 32 15 vs year ago 51 · +29.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
22 vs last sale 54 24 vs year ago 8 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold too light to trend. With slaughter cattle selling 8.00 to 10.00 lower, and slaughter bulls selling too light to trend. 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 $457.50/cwt on 3 head, down $0.16 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 19 comparable sales and sits +16.36 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.
Average price
$457.50
0.16 vs prior sale
3 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,533
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
21.74
vs UT average
21.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554457.502,5333thin
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
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 sale3 hd
457.50
UT average3 barns · 137 hd
479.24
−21.74
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−21.53
This barn, trailing median19 sales
441.14
+16.36
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
BullsAverage1,704203.163,4618thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,549177.362,7475thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219175.142,13520
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,085157.821,71217
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,520153.002,3261thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,294$3,2674thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,230$3,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,459$3,71220
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,292$3,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1650–700688380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6142
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400396515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0395
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650643355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2832
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600558460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,5672
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750745360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6821
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650638390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4882
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350343560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9214
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,085275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,9841
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550545452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,4661
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350312679.00/cwt679.00–679.002,1189
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455537.50/cwt537.50–537.502,4463
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820318.71/cwt312.50–325.002,6132
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600588397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,3373
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780338.64/cwt315.00–356.002,6413
BullsMedium 1350–400372457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,7022
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,2551
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900890255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2701
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750700350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,3924
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550513479.35/cwt437.50–520.002,4592
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,520153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,3261
CowsLean 85-90%990137.22/cwt131.00–142.501,3584
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight785132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0401
Bulls1,590192.81/cwt185.00–201.503,0662
Bulls1,988212.10/cwt208.50–215.004,2173
CowsLean 85-90%1,114164.16/cwt150.00–173.501,82913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,549177.36/cwt170.00–185.002,7475
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242177.38/cwt169.00–186.502,20319
BullsReturn to Feed1,495201.12/cwt193.70–206.003,0073
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,135227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,5761
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2818255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0862
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,2303,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850822297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,4412
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2705332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,3442
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850820315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5831
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663365.09/cwt345.00–377.502,4213
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550535463.33/cwt460.00–470.002,4793
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000960225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1601
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650645382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4672
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500477481.12/cwt477.50–500.002,2956
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750730344.74/cwt332.50–357.502,5172
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624418.20/cwt405.00–432.502,6108
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700684374.39/cwt365.00–385.002,5614
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800790320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2943,267.10/head3,100.00–3,500.003,2674
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4393,936.41/head3,400.00–4,300.003,9367
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2923,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4703,591.30/head2,800.00–4,150.003,59113

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.