Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.22/cwt on 19 head, down $24.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −41.81 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$401.22

▼ 24.09 vs prior sale

19 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$59.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.23

vs UT average

−0.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	404.35	2,282	18thin
Medium and Large 2	550	345.00	1,898	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.35/cwt here — about $384 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

401.22

—

UT average3 barns · 64 hd

399.99

+1.23

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−0.66

This barn, trailing median18 sales

443.03

−41.81

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,601	194.59	3,116	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	168.92	2,022	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,664	167.46	2,787	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	143.90	1,617	5thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,050	135.00	1,418	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,685	175.00	2,949	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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,479	$4,138	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$3,147	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	355.49/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	403.87/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	3,147.30/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,147	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	4,165.69/head	4,100.00–4,250.00	4,166	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,886	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	4,121.57/head	3,425.00–4,375.00	4,122	5
Bulls	—	—	1,973	195.49/cwt	195.00–196.00	3,857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	186.08/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,987	9
Steers	Choice	—	1,685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,949	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,212	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,812	2
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	150.13/cwt	142.00–157.50	1,636	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	167.46/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,787	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	168.92/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	473.62/cwt	465.00–482.50	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	290.92/cwt	285.00–302.50	2,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	447.19/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,120	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	434.29/cwt	432.50–435.00	2,323	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	442.67/cwt	437.50–445.00	1,669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	385.29/cwt	382.00–388.00	2,246	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	304.39/cwt	295.00–307.50	2,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	389.92/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,004	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	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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