Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trend available due to limited comparable sales. 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 $412.50/cwt on 6 head, down $61.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −30.53 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$412.50

▼ 61.37 vs prior sale

6 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$539

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

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.62

vs UT average

−47.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	427.50	2,514	5thin
Medium and Large 2	585	337.50	1,974	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about $539 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.07, low $395.69, median $443.03 across 18 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 sale6 hd

412.50

—

UT average3 barns · 14 hd

422.12

−9.62

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−47.87

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

−30.53

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	1,907	208.36	3,974	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,452	187.01	2,715	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	181.97	2,090	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	181.17	2,341	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	180.53	2,457	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,340	221.00	2,961	1thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,509	$3,580	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,565	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	176.95/cwt	162.50–182.00	2,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,534	3,517.80/head	2,600.00–4,275.00	3,518	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	346.02/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	268.88/cwt	260.00–277.50	2,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	421.73/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	319.83/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,688	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	180.53/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,457	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	181.17/cwt	173.00–188.50	2,341	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	395.74/cwt	386.00–411.00	2,426	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	367.91/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	432.46/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	562.00/cwt	562.00–562.00	2,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	495.40/cwt	493.00–500.00	2,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	258.64/cwt	250.00–267.50	2,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	453.29/cwt	432.50–465.00	2,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	276.86/cwt	275.00–282.50	2,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,075	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	672.34/cwt	655.00–690.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,631	4,033.91/head	3,625.00–4,475.00	4,034	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	233.22/cwt	231.00–242.50	2,367	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	174.35/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,781	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	209.80/cwt	200.00–218.00	2,331	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	202.21/cwt	190.00–207.75	3,349	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,452	187.01/cwt	184.00–193.00	2,715	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,340	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,961	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,523	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	5,286	1
Bulls	—	—	2,037	216.18/cwt	213.50–220.00	4,404	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,055	192.00/cwt	190.00–195.00	2,026	2

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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