Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold too light to trend. With slaughter cattle selling too light to trend except boning cows that sold 9.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling too light to trend. While sheep and goats sold with not enough comparables to trend except on slaughter ewes which sold 18.00 to 19.00 lower. Trade was active with a good demand and a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.25/cwt on 4 head, down $116.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −84.87 against this barn's trailing median of $396.12.

Average price

$311.25

▼ 116.19 vs prior sale

4 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$774

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$112.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−103.77

vs UT average

−116.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	385.00	2,252	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	570	315.00	1,796	1thin
Medium and Large 2	543	272.50	1,478	2thin

One grade step is worth $112.50/cwt here — about $774 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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.47, low $379.33, median $396.12 across 13 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 sale4 hd

311.25

—

UT average3 barns · 78 hd

415.02

−103.77

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−116.65

This barn, trailing median13 sales

396.12

−84.87

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	1,935	201.10	3,891	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	175.50	2,710	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	169.89	1,914	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	168.96	1,860	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,348	205.06	2,764	2thin

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)	1,373	$3,975	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$3,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$3,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,259	$3,632	14

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	371.20/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	356.64/cwt	348.00–362.50	2,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	462.35/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,110	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,609	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	329.86/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	493.22/cwt	491.00–502.50	2,599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	3,011	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	371.25/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	532.39/cwt	522.25–537.50	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,894.89/head	3,400.00–4,125.00	3,895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,273	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	3,485.33/head	2,750.00–4,000.00	3,485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	237.50/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	175.50/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,710	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	172.66/cwt	168.00–176.50	2,234	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	168.96/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,860	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	153.35/cwt	147.50–157.00	1,538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	595	170.75/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,016	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,395	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,055	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,348	205.06/cwt	183.00–230.00	2,764	2
Bulls	—	—	2,182	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,635	1
Bulls	—	—	2,365	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	4,836	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	355	244.40/cwt	197.50–290.00	868	2
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	520	168.99/cwt	162.50–175.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,939	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,777	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,752	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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