Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-10

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.43/cwt on 26 head, down $8.76 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −40.84 against this barn's trailing median of $425.27.

Average price

$384.43

▼ 8.76 vs prior sale

26 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.67

vs UT average

−6.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	385.65	2,090	23
Medium and Large 1-2	512	375.00	1,920	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale26 hd

384.43

—

UT average3 barns · 140 hd

396.10

−11.67

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−6.16

This barn, trailing median20 sales

425.27

−40.84

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	1,717	166.81	2,864	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,116	160.71	1,794	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,038	142.10	1,475	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	132.64	1,390	3thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	120.00	1,614	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$2,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,283	$3,597	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,388	$3,423	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,670	$3,275	1thin

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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,799	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	439.17/cwt	439.00–440.00	1,871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	341.65/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	381.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	453.94/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	352.41/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	448.33/cwt	430.00–462.50	1,650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	368.62/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,799	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	377	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	386.36/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	331.75/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,501	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	3,597.17/head	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,597	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,452	3,449.12/head	3,225.00–3,576.00	3,449	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,046	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	502	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,169	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,390	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,116	160.71/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,794	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	142.10/cwt	128.00–150.00	1,475	8
Bulls	—	—	1,673	169.09/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,829	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,914	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,120	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,904	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,614	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	3,722	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	3,383.41/head	2,925.00–3,675.00	3,383	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	298.01/cwt	237.50–355.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	246.67/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	363.48/cwt	320.00–377.50	1,418	4

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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