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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, May 15

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

163 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 89▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 43▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 22▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher with feeder bulls selling steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, with a light test on slaughter bulls. Replacements sold steady to lower from last week. This week's offerings were moderate on all classes of cattle. Market activity was moderate to active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.63/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −67.75 against this barn's trailing median of $384.38.

Average price

$316.63

16 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$48.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.67

vs UT average

−23.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	322.75	1,738	14thin
Medium and Large 2	565	273.76	1,547	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.99/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale16 hd

316.63

—

UT average3 barns · 94 hd

345.29

−28.67

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−23.25

This barn, trailing median15 sales

384.38

−67.75

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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.47, low $347.28, median $384.38 across 15 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	1,383	155.61	2,152	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	141.99	1,755	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,803	137.78	2,484	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	122.52	1,188	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	960	128.00	1,229	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$3,048	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,915	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,220	$2,572	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,750	2thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,235	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	3
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,375	4
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	351	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,027	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,387	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	336.54/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,272	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	417.48/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,695	4
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	435	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,011	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,821	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,708	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	348.57/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,018	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,981	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,116	4
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	660	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,436	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	271.29/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,839	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	283.58/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,064	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,194	4
Heifers	250–300	Small and Medium 1-2	286	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	729	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	982	1
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,521	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	383.19/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,648	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	345.61/cwt	326.00–355.00	1,617	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,249	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	323.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,721	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	320.88/cwt	317.50–331.00	1,781	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	273.76/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,547	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	274.82/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,712	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,980	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	272.50/cwt	267.00–278.00	1,908	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	731	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,065	8
Heifers	750–800	Small and Medium 1-2	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	278.57/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,137	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	239.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,848	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,129	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,952	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	226.32/cwt	222.50–230.00	969	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,720	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,885	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,057	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,125	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,048	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	650	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	834	2
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,186	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,383	155.61/cwt	144.00–164.00	2,152	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	823	128.99/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,062	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	128.22/cwt	120.00–152.50	1,212	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	114.91/cwt	112.50–116.00	1,153	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	141.06/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,814	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	153.61/cwt	148.00–179.00	2,005	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,803	137.78/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,484	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,229	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	3,008.90/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,009	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	2,696.47/head	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,696	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	2,938.30/head	2,325.00–3,350.00	2,938	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	2,892.09/head	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,892	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,611	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,906	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,137	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 89Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	358	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	538	317.50	317.50
1	600–650	640	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	457.50	457.50
4	300–350	314	438.00	438.00
2	350–400	378	327.50–345.00	336.54
4	400–450	406	415.00–425.00	417.48
3	450–500	473	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	579	345.00–360.00	348.57
1	600–650	605	327.50	327.50
2	650–700	678	260.00–282.50	271.29
2	700–750	728	280.00–287.00	283.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	351	292.50	292.50
1	400–450	435	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	660	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	735	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
4	650–700	656	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	417.50	417.50
6	350–400	378	402.50	402.50
2	400–450	430	370.00–397.00	383.19
3	450–500	468	326.00–355.00	345.61
10	500–550	532	320.00–325.00	323.50
4	550–600	555	317.50–331.00	320.88
1	650–700	685	289.00	289.00
2	700–750	700	267.00–278.00	272.50
7	750–800	767	277.50–280.00	278.57
2	800–850	835	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	360	227.50	227.50
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	297.50	297.50
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	485	257.50	257.50
2	550–600	565	272.50–275.00	273.76
2	600–650	623	270.00–280.00	274.82
2	750–800	770	235.00–245.00	239.94
1	800–850	845	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	731	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	378.00	378.00
1	500–550	520	362.50	362.50
1	1050–1100	1,055	195.00	195.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	222.50–230.00	226.32
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	167.50	167.50
1	650–700	650	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	144.00–164.00	155.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,286	134.00–145.00	141.06
5	—	823	127.00–133.00	128.99
8	—	1,305	148.00–179.00	153.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	132.00–144.00	137.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	120.00–152.50	128.22
3	—	1,003	112.50–116.00	114.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	128.00	128.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,008.90
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,252	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,696.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	3,125.00	3,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,343	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,892.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,323	2,325.00–3,350.00	2,938.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	179.00	179.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	152.00	152.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	185.00	185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.