Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to too few comparable sales. Trade was active with a good demand with a moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.95/cwt on 10 head, down $19.28 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 19 comparable sales and sits −35.20 against this barn's trailing median of $441.14.

Average price

$405.95

▼ 19.28 vs prior sale

10 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$41.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.99

vs UT average

−53.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	422.41	2,373	6thin
Medium and Large 2	562	381.25	2,144	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.16/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

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 sale10 hd

405.95

—

UT average3 barns · 59 hd

408.94

−2.99

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−53.53

This barn, trailing median19 sales

441.14

−35.20

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	1,700	200.07	3,402	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	168.51	2,091	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	166.62	2,636	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	144.61	1,435	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,255	225.00	2,824	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,375	176.00	2,420	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$4,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,271	$3,324	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,120	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,080	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	342.59/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,925	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	368.82/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,346	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	260.92/cwt	242.50–275.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	3,253.55/head	2,825.00–3,650.00	3,254	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	3,447.08/head	3,350.00–3,600.00	3,447	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	213.74/cwt	212.00–215.00	2,315	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	583	387.54/cwt	377.50–397.50	2,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	332.55/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	409.73/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	412.50/cwt	402.50–422.50	2,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	321.72/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	300.99/cwt	202.50–350.00	1,857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	359.44/cwt	352.00–361.00	2,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,690	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	408.52/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,304	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	166.62/cwt	146.00–176.00	2,636	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	168.51/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,091	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	136.66/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,132	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	136.04/cwt	132.00–142.50	1,360	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	152.94/cwt	142.00–176.00	1,610	5
Steers	Choice	—	1,255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,824	1
Steers	Select	—	1,375	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,420	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,909	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	199.08/cwt	184.00–205.00	3,448	10

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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