Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder steers sold sharply higher, with feeder heifer selling unevenly steady. While slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower on a light test, with slaughter bulls selling to light too test. While sheep and goats selling with too few comparable sales to test. 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 $347.28/cwt on 23 head, down $32.05 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −44.96 against this barn's trailing median of $392.24.

Average price

$347.28

▼ 32.05 vs prior sale

23 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$751

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

$174.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.26

vs UT average

−7.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	370.02	1,915	20
Medium and Large 2	595	195.67	1,164	3thin

One grade step is worth $174.35/cwt here — about $751 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

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 sale23 hd

347.28

—

UT average3 barns · 119 hd

359.53

−12.26

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−7.03

This barn, trailing median14 sales

392.24

−44.96

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	—	Low	1,596	161.18	2,572	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	158.00	2,173	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	140.47	1,561	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	130.57	1,379	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,358	221.50	3,008	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,248	$3,936	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$3,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$3,337	6

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	600–650	618	336.28/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	429.81/cwt	417.50–442.50	2,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	420.97/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	425.13/cwt	392.50–442.50	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	371.81/cwt	367.50–376.00	2,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	315.05/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	195.67/cwt	171.00–245.00	1,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	371.60/cwt	361.50–380.00	1,910	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	322.46/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	477.52/cwt	462.50–487.50	1,877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	463.84/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	423.95/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,247	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	338.00/cwt	322.50–354.00	2,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	456.25/cwt	455.00–457.50	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	463.01/cwt	452.50–472.50	1,699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	393.90/cwt	388.00–405.00	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	259.51/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	352	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	392	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,989	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,358	221.50/cwt	217.00–224.00	3,008	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	145.14/cwt	142.50–147.50	2,494	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,068	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	820	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,320	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,213	175.02/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,123	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	130.03/cwt	110.00–134.75	1,408	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,173	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	138.42/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,578	10
Bulls	—	—	2,080	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,515	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	159.46/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,575	2
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,543	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	3,243.16/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,243	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,875.00/head	3,875.00–3,875.00	3,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	3,935.92/head	3,850.00–4,025.00	3,936	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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