Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. While slaughter cows and bulls sold too light to test. While sheep and goats selling with 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 $407.12/cwt on 70 head, down $2.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 20 comparable sales and sits −22.15 against this barn's trailing median of $429.27.

Average price

$407.12

▼ 2.88 vs prior sale

70 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$56.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

vs UT average

+1.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	414.40	2,208	61
Medium and Large 2	559	357.83	2,000	9thin

One grade step is worth $56.56/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 $429.27 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 sale70 hd

407.12

—

UT average3 barns · 327 hd

410.83

−3.70

National average171 barns · 11,845 hd

405.79

+1.33

This barn, trailing median20 sales

429.27

−22.15

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	1,310	157.50	2,063	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	161.50	2,423	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	140.13	1,645	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,092	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$2,444	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,351	$3,270	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,640	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2	450–500	480	398.30/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	510.98/cwt	507.50–522.50	1,921	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	355.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	363.11/cwt	317.50–415.00	1,572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	385.78/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,230	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	322.75/cwt	322.50–323.00	2,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	416.33/cwt	402.00–425.00	1,915	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	427.11/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,204	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	347.95/cwt	334.00–355.00	1,949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	303.14/cwt	285.00–321.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	325.55/cwt	312.50–331.50	2,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	340.50/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,356	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	421.56/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,792	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	475.63/cwt	462.00–477.50	1,826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	460.33/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,025	17
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	387.78/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	685	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	368.53/cwt	362.50–387.00	2,307	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	632	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	415.25/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,517	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	161.50/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,423	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	982	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,336	1
Bulls	—	—	1,085	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,638	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	142.19/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	355.72/cwt	322.50–380.00	1,722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	371.25/cwt	342.50–405.00	1,596	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	451	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,948	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,497	3,541.48/head	3,100.00–3,950.00	3,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	302.71/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	358.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,051	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	440.69/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	444.79/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,623	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,241	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,444.09/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,444	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,998.79/head	2,575.00–3,600.00	2,999	3

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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