Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-08-20

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Aug 20
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Aug 13Aug 20latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
24 vs last sale 149 20 vs year ago 105 · +19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
8 vs last sale 42 18 vs year ago 52 · 34.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
2 vs last sale 13 5 vs year ago 16 · 31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on a light test. While boning slaughter cows sold 20.00 higher breaker and lean cows sold to light to test, with no trend available on slaughter bulls, sheep or goats due to too few comparable sales. Trade was active with a good demand with a light to moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.78/cwt on 4 head, down $13.54 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits 30.33 against this barn's trailing median of $396.12.
Average price
$365.78
13.54 vs prior sale
4 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,942
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$54.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.59
vs UT average
+14.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528379.382,0033thin
Medium and Large 2540325.001,7551thin
One grade step is worth $54.38/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales
444418392365median 396.1212/1802/1204/0906/1108/13
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.47, low $379.33, median $396.12 across 13 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 sale4 hd
365.78
UT average3 barns · 11 hd
379.38
−13.59
National average122 barns · 3,757 hd
351.18
+14.60
This barn, trailing median13 sales
396.12
−30.33
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
BullsHigh1,817185.173,3644thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,910164.213,1362thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,230161.861,9919thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,073139.201,4937thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,275144.501,8421thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,815194.003,5211thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$3,2646
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$2,9751thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230161.86/cwt153.50–175.001,9919
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%1,275144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,8421
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,910164.21/cwt162.00–166.503,1362
CowsLean 85-90%1,195150.19/cwt132.00–161.001,7954
CowsLean 85-90%910124.55/cwt120.00–130.001,1333
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673321.15/cwt312.50–330.002,1612
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450411425.37/cwt415.00–427.501,7486
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450435455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9791
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400357528.70/cwt500.00–535.001,8876
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725263.63/cwt255.00–272.501,9112
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500479412.55/cwt395.00–415.001,97616
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,010257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,6011
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400390451.80/cwt450.00–452.501,76211
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528379.38/cwt370.00–397.502,0033
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3941
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2052
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323490.50/cwt477.50–505.001,5842
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1331
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300280578.73/cwt575.00–580.001,6204
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,135275.00/cwt275.00–275.003,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550521421.95/cwt420.00–425.002,1988
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1621
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900867257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,2333
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477467.14/cwt465.00–472.502,22810
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300290545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5811
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450429507.42/cwt500.00–510.002,1778
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800784277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1767
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0141
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7551
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4003
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5942
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550535367.50/cwt355.00–380.001,9662
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900860247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,1291
SteersChoice1,815194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,5211
Bulls1,965192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,7731
Bulls1,767182.89/cwt170.00–190.003,2323
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2403,625.00/head3,625.00–3,625.003,6251
BullsMedium 2750–800765152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1671
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750730225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6431
BullsMedium and Large 11100–11501,127221.67/cwt213.00–234.002,4983
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080207.13/cwt192.00–230.002,2372
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2980330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,2341
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2763,191.69/head2,350.00–4,250.003,1925
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3102,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8391
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381

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.