Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2025-09-11

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Sep 11
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
▲ 208 vs last sale 253▲ 461 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 70▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 12▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold sharply lower on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was not enough bulls to set an accurate trend for slaughter bulls. Trade was very active with good demand across all classes of livestock with active buyer participation ringside, with a moderate to heavy supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $405.87/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 5 of 22 comparable sales and sits −19.80 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.
Average price
$405.87
58 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,128
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$427
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$95.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.30
vs UT average
−7.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522417.432,17751
Medium and Large 2544321.681,7507thin
One grade step is worth $95.75/cwt here — about $427 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale58 hd
405.87
—
UT average3 barns · 292 hd
419.17
−13.30
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
−7.65
This barn, trailing median22 sales
425.67
−19.80
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—Average1,609168.592,7137thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,188156.701,86234
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,625155.742,5312thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,008151.831,53037
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Average675127.118583thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$3,0501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)862$2,4653thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,085$2,2805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)795$1,3501thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1195550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,0734
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1246500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2306
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed263585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,5393
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280328.10/cwt320.00–332.509193
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282519.19/cwt517.50–522.501,4643
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed327544.83/cwt542.50–550.001,7823
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328335.11/cwt320.00–360.001,0994
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334527.57/cwt515.00–535.001,7629
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375520.10/cwt512.50–552.501,95024
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380471.34/cwt450.00–492.501,7916
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy402495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9902
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411481.20/cwt452.50–485.001,97824
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425501.00/cwt501.00–501.002,1298
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427412.32/cwt397.50–445.001,7615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472467.19/cwt460.00–473.002,20513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy505448.67/cwt448.00–450.002,2669
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508428.26/cwt400.00–435.002,17629
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520311.54/cwt305.00–315.001,6203
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562329.28/cwt317.50–335.001,8514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563346.11/cwt332.00–377.501,9498
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed564412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,3275
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666355.90/cwt355.00–356.502,37020
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7722
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1734341.96/cwt334.00–343.502,5106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1286500.73/cwt490.00–512.201,4328
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330461.20/cwt435.00–490.001,5227
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed366485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7758
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373406.78/cwt397.50–415.001,5172
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377458.42/cwt450.00–462.501,72841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,6573
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425455.09/cwt452.50–457.501,9344
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425440.47/cwt425.00–450.001,87212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429418.54/cwt417.50–420.001,7965
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464378.86/cwt370.00–390.001,75826
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed478410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9603
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3793
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503392.71/cwt380.00–397.501,97510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2548355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9452
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1593361.78/cwt345.00–364.002,1458
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617346.28/cwt344.50–350.002,1376
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9974
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774301.75/cwt301.75–301.752,3368
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,8963
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1537323.29/cwt310.00–330.001,7363
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 2591247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4634
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263280.00/cwt280.00–280.007363
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498160.54/cwt156.00–164.002,4052
Bulls——1,596170.52/cwt168.00–175.002,7214
Bulls——1,885177.00/cwt177.00–177.003,3361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%977147.31/cwt140.00–151.001,43921
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,029162.13/cwt159.50–165.001,6684
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054156.30/cwt151.00–162.001,64712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191156.15/cwt151.00–162.001,86033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625155.74/cwt155.00–156.502,5312
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%675127.11/cwt124.00–129.008583
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27951,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0622,433.95/head1,675.00–3,325.002,4343
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938193.76/cwt181.00–210.001,8172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28622,465.31/head2,300.00–2,750.002,4653
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27303,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6291

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.