Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to limited comparable sales, Demand was good with a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.03/cwt on 7 head, down $31.19 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −49.00 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$394.03

▼ 31.19 vs prior sale

7 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$650

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

$138.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.16

vs UT average

−74.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	413.78	2,262	6thin
Medium and Large 2	585	275.50	1,612	1thin

One grade step is worth $138.28/cwt here — about $650 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

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 sale7 hd

394.03

—

UT average2 barns · 11 hd

405.19

−11.16

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−74.43

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

−49.00

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	1,590	200.50	3,188	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	176.76	2,211	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	170.55	1,944	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	162.98	2,377	3thin

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)	1,318	$3,023	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,291	$2,854	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$3,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,424	$3,964	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	—	1,350	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	3,861.49/head	3,750.00–3,975.00	3,861	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	440.65/cwt	437.50–445.00	2,468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,168	244.62/cwt	238.00–248.00	2,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,573	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.05/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	382.07/cwt	370.00–407.50	2,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	364.74/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	426.33/cwt	410.00–442.50	2,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	378.89/cwt	360.00–397.50	2,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	410.49/cwt	407.50–412.50	2,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	314.99/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	2,853.87/head	2,500.00–2,975.00	2,854	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	4,059.76/head	3,950.00–4,175.00	4,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	522.40/cwt	497.50–535.00	2,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	464.81/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	353.80/cwt	335.00–372.50	3,106	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	170.55/cwt	154.00–174.00	1,944	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	170.47/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	437.21/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,675	4
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	748	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	760	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,463	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	3,022.82/head	2,675.00–3,200.00	3,023	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	226.48/cwt	221.00–233.00	2,306	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,160	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	176.76/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,211	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	3,944	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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