Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report no trend available due to too few comparable sales. Trade was active with a good demand with a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.67/cwt on 6 head, down $22.66 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −35.57 against this barn's trailing median of $392.24.

Average price

$356.67

▼ 22.66 vs prior sale

6 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$21.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.63

vs UT average

+25.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	363.75	2,028	4thin
Medium and Large 2	510	342.50	1,747	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.25/cwt here — about $281 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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.47, low $347.28, median $392.24 across 14 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 sale6 hd

356.67

—

UT average3 barns · 67 hd

349.04

+7.63

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+25.15

This barn, trailing median14 sales

392.24

−35.57

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	1,536	182.66	2,806	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	153.04	1,775	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,114	147.84	1,647	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	886	143.56	1,272	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,542	$3,590	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,269	$2,632	5

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,838.14/head	1,900.00–3,600.00	2,838	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,699	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,322.30/head	2,250.00–2,375.00	2,322	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	3,304.36/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,133	185.01/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	358.12/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,550	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	733	143.42/cwt	137.50–152.50	1,051	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	143.67/cwt	132.00–163.00	1,438	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,114	147.84/cwt	140.00–164.00	1,647	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	153.04/cwt	142.00–168.00	1,775	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,237	185.59/cwt	179.00–196.00	2,296	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,302	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	177.08/cwt	175.00–179.00	3,294	2

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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