Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder steers sold sharply lower, with feeder heifers selling unevenly steady on a light test. While boning slaughter cows to light to test, with no trend available on slaughter bulls, goats and lambs due to too few comparable sales with slaughter ewes selling unevenly steady 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 $393.18/cwt on 16 head, down $5.96 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −32.09 against this barn's trailing median of $425.27.

Average price

$393.18

▼ 5.96 vs prior sale

16 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$639

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

$115.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.85

vs UT average

+22.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	400.39	2,221	15thin
Medium and Large 2	555	285.00	1,582	1thin

One grade step is worth $115.39/cwt here — about $639 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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.07, low $384.43, median $425.27 across 20 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 sale16 hd

393.18

—

UT average3 barns · 91 hd

395.03

−1.85

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+22.18

This barn, trailing median20 sales

425.27

−32.09

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	1,773	180.84	3,206	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	176.98	2,747	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	158.30	1,900	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	136.82	1,394	7thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,875	$4,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,479	$3,799	13

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	354.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	492.90/cwt	482.50–495.00	1,784	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	216.32/cwt	182.50–227.50	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	430.77/cwt	415.00–434.00	1,870	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	409.99/cwt	402.50–412.50	2,210	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	354.84/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,073	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,237	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	429.02/cwt	415.00–432.50	2,051	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	415.42/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	320.45/cwt	312.50–323.00	2,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,139	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	158.30/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,900	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	136.82/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,394	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	176.98/cwt	163.00–193.00	2,747	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	180.84/cwt	172.00–185.00	3,206	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,813	4,457.72/head	4,425.00–4,490.00	4,458	2
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,329	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,875	4,425.00/head	4,425.00–4,425.00	4,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	221.70/cwt	195.00–250.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	271.35/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,859	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	3,617.36/head	2,525.00–4,250.00	3,617	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	416.67/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	241	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,434	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	952	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	264.55/cwt	242.50–275.00	1,508	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	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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