Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2025-08-07

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Aug 7
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 262▲ 330 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 107▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower with slaughter bulls mostly 2.00 lower. Trade was active with good demand on moderate supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $358.91/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −66.76 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.
Average price
$358.91
16 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,925
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$210.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.97
vs UT average
−31.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536385.972,07013thin
Medium and Large 2505375.001,8941thin
Medium 1553175.009672thin
One grade step is worth $210.97/cwt here — about $1,103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
358.91
—
UT average3 barns · 54 hd
371.88
−12.97
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−31.11
This barn, trailing median22 sales
425.67
−66.76
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
497455413370median 425.6703/0504/1608/1309/2410/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,888173.533,2775thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,345152.002,0441thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,201149.631,79713
CowsLean 85-90%High1,094135.231,4809thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,830156.002,8551thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,548$3,3013thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,428$3,1823thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,450$2,8751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,7501thin

Every lot

63 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278521.64/cwt517.50–527.501,4505
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4313
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337522.35/cwt510.00–532.001,76022
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy353507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,7913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378486.69/cwt482.00–493.001,84019
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419463.74/cwt450.00–470.001,94321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435439.50/cwt439.50–439.501,9128
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy460460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460431.19/cwt417.50–438.501,98313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,9513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8941
Steers500–550Medium 1520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528392.05/cwt385.00–402.502,07011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,0522
Steers550–600Medium 1585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2607281.32/cwt277.00–290.001,7083
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy625375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3442
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,2411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1782
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8361
Steers650–700Medium 1686160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0986
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,0863
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1842274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,3072
Steers850–900Medium 1875172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5091
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,085224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,4301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278488.00/cwt488.00–488.001,3576
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334455.96/cwt447.00–465.001,52341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,3581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368434.68/cwt426.00–444.001,60022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411406.40/cwt392.50–412.501,67010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,74012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy508397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,0195
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514363.06/cwt357.50–365.001,8664
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518312.46/cwt305.00–320.001,6192
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9503
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6802
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1759261.89/cwt250.00–278.001,9887
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438433.21/cwt433.00–435.001,8979
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0553
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,7371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,830156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,8551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,883182.28/cwt181.50–183.003,4322
Bulls——1,892167.70/cwt160.00–173.003,1733
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973122.65/cwt119.00–127.001,1933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,117149.21/cwt145.00–153.501,6677
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155141.52/cwt139.00–142.001,6356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195144.55/cwt143.00–146.001,7272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,0441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,351152.91/cwt151.00–154.002,0664
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3753,085.36/head2,925.00–3,275.003,0852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5353,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5483,301.24/head2,775.00–3,700.003,3013

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.