Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-10-01

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Oct 1
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
← Sep 24Oct 1latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
328 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 321▲ 127 vs year ago 201 · +63.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 15▼ 27 vs year ago 76 · −35.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 16▼ 24 vs year ago 29 · −82.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder steers sold sharply higher, with feeder heifers selling unevenly steady. While slaughter cows and bulls sold too light to test. With sheep and goats selling with too few comparable sales to 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 $423.18/cwt on 71 head, up $16.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 20 comparable sales and sits −2.09 against this barn's trailing median of $425.27.
Average price
$423.18
▲ 16.06 vs prior sale
71 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,294
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$297
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$56.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.83
vs UT average
+20.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542429.542,32763
Medium and Large 2544373.132,0308thin
One grade step is worth $56.41/cwt here — about $297 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
497455413370median 425.2702/0504/0207/0908/2710/01
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 sale71 hd
423.18
—
UT average3 barns · 581 hd
418.35
+4.83
National average160 barns · 11,896 hd
403.12
+20.06
This barn, trailing median20 sales
425.27
−2.09
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,648164.732,71511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,497172.402,5813thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,201156.271,8767thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,171136.481,5985thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)878$2,8503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$3,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls——1,628167.24/cwt158.00–174.002,7237
Bulls——1,528143.49/cwt141.00–146.002,1932
Bulls——1,838177.18/cwt176.00–178.503,2572
CowsLean 85-90%—1,171136.48/cwt121.00–144.001,5985
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,497172.40/cwt166.00–178.002,5813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,280168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,1501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—8782,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650627344.35/cwt327.50–355.002,1596
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,2522
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517384.89/cwt370.00–390.001,99012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy600–650603360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1716
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy550–600567437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,4818
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550514337.20/cwt320.00–355.001,7334
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575351.14/cwt335.00–385.502,0194
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450405367.50/cwt340.00–395.001,4882
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6132
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550522255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3312
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370499.59/cwt490.00–520.001,8483
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333422.59/cwt410.00–435.001,4072
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250212465.00/cwt465.00–465.009863
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900878277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,4362
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524436.39/cwt425.00–450.002,28737
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550513395.12/cwt390.00–400.002,0274
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450423389.59/cwt380.00–400.001,6482
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500–550507450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2823
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600582345.97/cwt335.00–358.002,0143
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2172
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350322557.12/cwt550.00–567.501,7946
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350338447.74/cwt440.00–450.001,5134
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400363495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7973
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610389.50/cwt385.00–405.002,37619
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625346.40/cwt327.50–350.002,1656
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700662312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0692
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450437477.46/cwt475.00–485.002,08716
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275572.77/cwt557.50–587.501,5752
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500488414.55/cwt407.50–415.002,02316
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9592
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368448.85/cwt442.50–460.001,6527
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579404.29/cwt395.00–419.002,34115
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350345605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,0873
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471446.44/cwt440.00–460.002,10312
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400357500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7853
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350305490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4953
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450437442.82/cwt440.00–445.001,9357
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700689350.57/cwt345.00–355.002,41548
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy650–700653385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5145
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed—1,360179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4341
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,174152.48/cwt146.00–159.001,7906

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.