Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-05-21

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, May 21
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
101 head
54 vs last sale 155 61 vs year ago 162 · 37.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
43 vs last sale 29 9 vs year ago 81 · 11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
8 vs last sale 30 12 vs year ago 10 · +120.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold too light to trend. With slaughter cattle selling too light to trend, while slaughter bulls sold 12.00 lower. While sheep and goats sold with not enough comparables to trend except on slaughter ewes which sold sharply higher. Trade was active with a good demand and a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $442.50/cwt on 4 head, down $31.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 19 comparable sales and sits +1.36 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.
Average price
$442.50
31.37 vs prior sale
4 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,505
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
9.26
vs UT average
31.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566442.502,5054thin
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 sale4 hd
442.50
UT average2 barns · 30 hd
451.76
−9.26
National average171 barns · 13,387 hd
474.48
−31.98
This barn, trailing median19 sales
441.14
+1.36
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
BullsHigh1,795199.533,58111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,270182.162,31324
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,621177.552,87810
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,154175.822,02816
SteersSelectAverage1,349173.002,3341thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,685$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,507$3,83712
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,580$3,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,301$3,5253thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,160177.87/cwt158.00–185.002,06315
CowsLean 85-90%1,060145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,277181.30/cwt167.00–198.002,31523
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,105202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,2321
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400362605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,1902
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500485592.50/cwt592.50–592.502,8741
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4721
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,060280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,9682
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2949211.07/cwt206.00–218.002,0034
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360608.52/cwt605.00–615.002,1913
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4973,803.60/head3,500.00–3,975.003,8046
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650608430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6142
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750707380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6873
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478517.23/cwt505.00–532.502,4725
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618383.77/cwt382.50–385.002,3722
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900895340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,0431
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3751
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,8082
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665356.08/cwt345.00–367.502,3682
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530389.72/cwt380.00–400.002,0662
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800773306.15/cwt300.00–312.502,3672
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850810295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3901
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2421
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,9541
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3041
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,1741
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900878305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6783
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750725272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9761
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800775275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1311
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,5442
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650–700674390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6295
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600583430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5073
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,1145
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800792200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5843
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700683280.68/cwt250.00–312.501,9172
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,621177.55/cwt165.00–187.002,87810
Bulls2,078216.21/cwt212.75–219.004,4933
Bulls1,808195.86/cwt181.00–209.503,5416
SteersSelect1,349173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,3341
BullsReturn to Feed1,330185.50/cwt179.00–192.002,4672
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5163,870.33/head3,775.00–3,975.003,8706
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6853,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3013,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5253
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550502240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2052
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500483325.06/cwt322.50–327.501,5702
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950925177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,6421
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700696390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7146
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5803,725.00/head3,725.00–3,725.003,7251
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,6961

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.