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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Aug 21

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

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Feeder Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 342 vs last sale 447▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 129▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 16▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trends available on feeder cattle and slaughter bulls. Boning and Lean slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 14.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand and a mostly light supply.

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 $371.36/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −54.31 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

Average price

$371.36

20 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,386

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$275.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs UT average

−28.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	405.57	2,110	17thin
Medium and Large 2	505	272.50	1,376	1thin
Medium 2	558	130.00	725	2thin

One grade step is worth $275.57/cwt here — about $1,386 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 sale20 hd

371.36

—

UT average3 barns · 158 hd

368.72

+2.64

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−28.53

This barn, trailing median22 sales

425.67

−54.31

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	—	Low	1,839	167.21	3,075	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	151.67	1,964	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,775	150.00	2,663	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	894	123.31	1,102	27
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,530	138.50	2,119	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,430	139.00	1,988	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Low	1,295	132.00	1,709	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	902	$2,511	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,374	$2,975	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,236	$2,519	5

Every lot

70 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,492	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	1,598	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,566	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,809	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	316.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,399	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	398.41/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,825	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	482	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,193	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	213.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,029	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,376	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	404.98/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,082	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,306	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,338	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,373	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,077	1
Steers	700–750	Medium 2	710	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,115	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,506	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,534	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	392.52/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,660	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	430	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	613	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,225	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	342.53/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,627	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,359	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	550	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,279	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,506	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,740	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,628	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	670	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,323	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,015	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,721	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,835	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,400	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,771	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,081	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	392.31/cwt	372.00–402.50	2,193	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,793	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	253.82/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,954	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,060	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	956	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,709	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,638	158.00/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,588	3
Bulls	—	—	1,990	174.12/cwt	172.00–177.00	3,465	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	727	107.98/cwt	95.00–124.00	785	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	139.81/cwt	128.00–146.00	1,502	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	151.67/cwt	143.50–155.50	1,964	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,663	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,130	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,300	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,930	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,127	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,988	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	2,480.32/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,480	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,428	2,863.70/head	2,725.00–3,000.00	2,864	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,705	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	2,511.04/head	2,350.00–2,775.00	2,511	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,323	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	151.03/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,926	2

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 Aug 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 447Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 129Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week, no trends available on feeder cattle and slaughter bulls. Boning and Lean slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 14.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand and a mostly light supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	120.00	120.00
1	550–600	585	140.00	140.00
2	600–650	625	140.00	140.00
1	700–750	710	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	375	417.50	417.50
3	400–450	442	300.00–325.00	316.60
3	450–500	482	210.00–215.00	213.39
1	500–550	505	272.50	272.50
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	542.50	542.50
1	300–350	300	532.50	532.50
5	350–400	387	467.50	467.50
3	450–500	458	390.00–402.50	398.41
14	500–550	514	402.50–420.00	404.98
1	550–600	590	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	645	362.50	362.50
9	650–700	682	348.00	348.00
1	700–750	710	292.50	292.50
9	750–800	783	320.00	320.00
3	900–950	918	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	482	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	530	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	458	267.50	267.50
3	500–550	533	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	595	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	620	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	690	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	740	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	387.50–402.50	392.52
3	450–500	475	337.50–345.00	342.53
2	550–600	563	267.50	267.50
3	650–700	689	292.50	292.50
2	750–800	798	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	865	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	142.50	142.50
1	450–500	455	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	550	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	670	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	559	372.00–402.50	392.31
2	600–650	645	278.00	278.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	402.50	402.50
1	450–500	475	227.50	227.50
2	750–800	770	250.00–257.50	253.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	187.50	187.50
1	700–750	735	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,930	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	150.00–163.00	158.00
4	—	1,990	172.00–177.00	174.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,295	143.50–155.50	151.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	727	95.00–124.00	107.98
13	—	1,074	128.00–146.00	139.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	132.00	132.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,125.00	3,125.00

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	1	—	1,705	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,575.00	2,575.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,249	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,480.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,428	2,725.00–3,000.00	2,863.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	902	2,350.00–2,775.00	2,511.04
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	2,625.00	2,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	196.00	196.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	149.00–153.00	151.03

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.