Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to too few comparable sales except on boning cows which sold 6.00 lower on a light test. Trade was active with a good demand with a moderate supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $444.92/cwt on 19 head, up $38.97 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 18 comparable sales and sits +1.89 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$444.92

▲ 38.97 vs prior sale

19 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$16.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.99

vs UT average

+5.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	446.67	2,364	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	430.00	2,258	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.67/cwt here — about $107 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

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 sale19 hd

444.92

—

UT average3 barns · 29 hd

423.93

+20.99

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+5.77

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

+1.89

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	—	High	1,923	188.03	3,615	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	170.44	2,696	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	161.55	2,065	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	154.24	1,742	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	174.00	2,497	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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,364	$3,469	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,458	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	3,358.17/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,358	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	359.34/cwt	312.50–375.00	2,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	404.87/cwt	390.00–410.50	2,518	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	337.44/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	2,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	386.81/cwt	382.70–397.50	2,162	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	482.44/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	459.03/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,369	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	255.30/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,435	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	135.78/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,358	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	161.55/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,065	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	154.51/cwt	138.00–168.00	1,774	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	170.44/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,696	5
Bulls	—	—	2,038	194.31/cwt	193.00–196.00	3,960	3
Bulls	—	—	1,807	181.74/cwt	175.00–191.00	3,284	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,435	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,497	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,518	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	3,524.33/head	3,175.00–3,975.00	3,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,173	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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