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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, May 1

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 138▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 51▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 8▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This week cattle sold with moderate to good demand while the offerings were light to moderate in all classes of cattle. Steers that had some flesh sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher while thinner fleshed steer calves sold 3.00 -5.00 lower. Heifers sold similar to the steer some being 3.00 - 5.00 higher while others being 3.00 -5.00 lower. Bulls sold steady with good demand, but supply was too light to create an accurate trend. Good boner slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher this week while the fat and thinner cows sold 1.00 - 2.00 lower, Pairs sold steady to higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $333.83/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −91.84 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

Average price

$333.83

18 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

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

$86.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.66

vs UT average

−40.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1	507	356.58	1,808	3thin
Medium and Large 1	561	337.63	1,895	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	280.00	1,498	1thin
Medium and Large 2	500	270.00	1,350	1thin

One grade step is worth $86.58/cwt here — about $458 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

333.83

—

UT average3 barns · 66 hd

358.49

−24.66

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−40.60

This barn, trailing median22 sales

425.67

−91.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.07, low $384.43, median $425.67 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,401	162.64	2,278	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	168.50	2,256	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,062	150.24	1,595	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	104.72	939	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$3,178	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,157	$3,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,373	$2,876	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,644	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	948	$2,800	2thin

Every lot

86 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	427.79/cwt	417.50–437.50	1,104	2
Steers	250–300	Small and Medium 1	270	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	986	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,369	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	340	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,199	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	394.09/cwt	380.00–408.00	1,509	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,609	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	408.02/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,750	8
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 2	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 1	473	308.34/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,458	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	395.99/cwt	392.00–412.00	1,909	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1	507	356.58/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,808	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	329.50/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,779	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	339.11/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,916	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,411	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,112	2
Steers	700–750	Small and Medium 2	740	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,184	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	291.45/cwt	277.50–295.00	2,241	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	264.18/cwt	261.00–267.50	2,187	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	217.39/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,898	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,561	1
Steers	950–1000	Small and Medium 1	980	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,730	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,244	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	315	324.88/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,023	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	374.47/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,232	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,001	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	268.97/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,017	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	351.29/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,342	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,595	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,051	2
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 2	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	430	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,172	1
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 2Gaunt	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Heifers	450–500	Small and Medium 1	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	333.03/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,622	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	338.07/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,711	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 2	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	605	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	953	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,895	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,946	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	901	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,124	1
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 2	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,463	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	547	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,326	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	820	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	181.26/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,410	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	824	144.29/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,189	4
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,204	171.99/cwt	166.00–190.00	2,071	4
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,250	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	168.12/cwt	160.00–174.50	2,786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,963	175.75/cwt	175.00–176.50	3,450	2
Bulls	—	—	2,075	170.14/cwt	166.00–173.50	3,530	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	813	75.88/cwt	72.00–85.00	617	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	125.45/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,104	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	925	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,933	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,381	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,768	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	141.68/cwt	140.00–143.50	1,530	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	145.04/cwt	139.00–159.00	1,578	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,180	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,384	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	151.75/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,152	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	945	1,644.44/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,644	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,005	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	3,178.36/head	3,000.00–3,335.00	3,178	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,274	2,774.70/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,775	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,415	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,542	3,081.50/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	3,082	8
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Utah feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cedar Livestock Auction - Cedar, UT

Thu May 1, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Salt Lake City, UT (AG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 138Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	380.00–408.00	394.09
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	620	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	905	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	740	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	365.00	365.00
4	450–500	473	300.00–332.50	308.34
3	500–550	507	330.00–370.00	356.58
2	950–1000	980	176.50	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	417.50–437.50	427.79
3	300–350	338	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	390	412.50	412.50
8	400–450	429	390.00–415.00	408.02
15	450–500	482	392.00–412.00	395.99
2	500–550	540	320.00–339.00	329.50
11	550–600	565	325.00–357.00	339.11
2	700–750	722	292.50	292.50
5	750–800	769	277.50–295.00	291.45
2	800–850	828	261.00–267.50	264.18
2	850–900	873	210.00–225.00	217.39
1	1000–1050	1,020	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	411	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	350.00–385.00	374.47
3	350–400	382	330.00–362.50	351.29
4	450–500	487	330.00–337.50	333.03
5	500–550	506	330.00–350.00	338.07
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	640	287.50	287.50
5	650–700	659	287.50	287.50
8	750–800	788	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	287.50	287.50
2	350–400	378	257.50–280.00	268.97
2	400–450	412	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	550	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	322.50–327.50	324.88
1	600–650	605	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	500	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	925	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	778	180.00–182.50	181.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,542	2,700.00–3,250.00	3,081.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,274	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,774.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,273	3,000.00–3,335.00	3,178.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,644.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	147.00–160.00	151.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	140.00–143.50	141.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	813	72.00–85.00	75.88
2	—	880	121.00–130.00	125.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,088	139.00–159.00	145.04
1	—	1,040	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,008	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	160.00–174.50	168.12
2	—	1,963	175.00–176.50	175.75
2	—	2,075	166.00–173.50	170.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	166.00–190.00	171.99
4	—	824	135.00–150.00	144.29
1	—	1,250	141.00	141.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.