Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-06-11

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Jun 11
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
117 head
70 vs last sale 187 10 vs year ago 107 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
64 vs last sale 44 14 vs year ago 94 · +14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
26 vs last sale 30 7 vs year ago 49 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Boning slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower while all other slaughter, feeder cattle sold with not enough sales to have an accurate trend. No trend available for sheep and goats. Trade was active with a good demand and a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $425.22/cwt on 13 head, down $48.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 18 comparable sales and sits 17.81 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.
Average price
$425.22
48.65 vs prior sale
13 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,372
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$875
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$142.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.53
vs UT average
28.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550442.542,4359thin
Medium and Large 1-2593415.002,4613thin
Medium and Large 2520300.001,5601thin
One grade step is worth $142.54/cwt here — about $875 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales
497459420382median 443.0312/1802/0504/0206/1108/13
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 sale13 hd
425.22
UT average3 barns · 31 hd
415.70
+9.53
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−28.50
This barn, trailing median18 sales
443.03
−17.81
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
BullsAverage1,655201.323,33213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,290178.112,29728
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,546175.182,70810
CowsLean 85-90%Average931151.671,41125
SteersChoiceAverage1,435231.003,3151thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,2701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,338$3,1093thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,469$2,9654thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,081$2,6284thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,425$3,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,321$3,78629
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$3,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$2,2001thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750722363.22/cwt347.50–370.002,6229
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600593415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4613
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700690245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6911
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,9661
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450437450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9673
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800790312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4691
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2381
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600556442.86/cwt435.00–452.502,4628
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7761
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9351
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550539395.02/cwt380.00–407.502,1299
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3751
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350303622.50/cwt622.50–622.501,8862
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4291
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4151
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2241
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650629341.84/cwt330.00–347.502,1504
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500453520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3562
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2903,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2083,576.29/head2,400.00–4,050.003,57612
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400390485.59/cwt485.00–487.501,8944
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700669400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6768
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550505440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,0031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3383,109.34/head2,900.00–3,250.003,1093
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500452502.00/cwt502.00–502.002,2692
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850845280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3661
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270527.50/cwt527.50–527.501,4241
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4253,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight741115.00/cwt115.00–115.008525
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305176.81/cwt165.50–188.002,30726
CowsLean 85-90%909133.40/cwt133.00–133.501,2135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,546175.18/cwt166.00–182.002,70810
CowsLean 85-90%1,019172.12/cwt145.00–177.001,75414
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,088195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1222
BullsReturn to Feed1,303202.58/cwt193.00–206.002,6404
Bulls1,807199.79/cwt186.00–207.003,6108
SteersChoice1,435231.00/cwt231.00–231.003,3151
Bulls1,845208.50/cwt208.50–208.503,8471
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,168216.34/cwt208.00–226.002,5273
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4203,976.08/head2,750.00–4,425.003,97616
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4692,965.00/head2,965.00–2,965.002,9654
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2503,270.00/head3,270.00–3,270.003,2701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,045203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,1211
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1061
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0812,627.98/head2,400.00–3,000.002,6284
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500482478.51/cwt477.50–480.002,3065
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605147.50/cwt147.50–147.508921
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9381
HeifersMedium and Large 2Gaunt500–550510245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2501
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000955177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6901
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578400.26/cwt385.00–410.002,3147

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.