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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Sep 18

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

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Feeder Cattle receipts

340 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 461▲ 340 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 99▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 15▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. with slaughter bulls selling mostly steady on a light test. Trade was active on good demand across all classes of livestock with moderate 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 $407.58/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 7 of 22 comparable sales and sits −18.09 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

Average price

$407.58

32 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$38.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs UT average

+2.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	413.15	2,236	27
Medium and Large 2	542	382.50	2,073	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	374.17	2,059	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.98/cwt here — about $177 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 sale32 hd

407.58

—

UT average3 barns · 316 hd

407.37

+0.20

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+2.94

This barn, trailing median22 sales

425.67

−18.09

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	1,382	163.63	2,261	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	154.97	2,108	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	150.99	1,549	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	935	144.94	1,355	23
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	110.00	1,188	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	158.00	2,054	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,935	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,266	$3,008	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$2,430	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,325	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,630	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,786	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,505	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	531.16/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,923	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	464.52/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,705	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,714	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	387.18/cwt	355.00–392.50	1,657	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	432	471.72/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,038	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	461	459.67/cwt	455.00–462.00	2,119	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	357.36/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,708	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	445.35/cwt	427.50–447.00	2,178	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	419.54/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,203	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,180	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,073	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,995	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	403.85/cwt	402.50–405.00	2,282	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	606	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,400	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	357.90/cwt	357.50–358.00	2,205	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,067	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	323.72/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,211	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	276.10/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,955	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,558	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,368	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	294.84/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,727	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,645	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,486	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,140	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,155	1
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,220	178.11/cwt	160.00–187.00	2,173	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	430.09/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,204	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	454.44/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,513	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,164	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	367	482.38/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,770	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fancy	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	434.96/cwt	427.50–440.00	1,648	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	403.21/cwt	392.50–417.50	1,669	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	336.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,617	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	390.36/cwt	360.00–396.00	1,878	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	349.86/cwt	324.00–358.00	1,844	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	295.43/cwt	287.50–312.00	1,566	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	364.81/cwt	355.00–383.00	2,058	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,063	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,786	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,067	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	277.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,123	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,987	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,122	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,291	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,364	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,771	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,853	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	1,937	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	655	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,412	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,129	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,313	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,314	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	957	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,054	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	159.35/cwt	148.00–166.00	2,323	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	773	181.82/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,405	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	877	136.63/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,198	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	885	132.30/cwt	120.00–134.50	1,171	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	928	162.81/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,511	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	144.94/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,367	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	158.72/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,770	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	158.44/cwt	152.00–161.50	1,809	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	159.95/cwt	159.50–160.50	2,167	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,987	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,188	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,939.18/head	2,825.00–3,150.00	2,939	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	3,112.35/head	1,575.00–3,375.00	3,112	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	2,429.89/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,430	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	209.31/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,754	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,935.00/head	2,935.00–2,935.00	2,935	6

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 Sep 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 461Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	552.50	552.50
4	300–350	319	560.00	560.00
13	350–400	362	530.00–545.00	531.16
4	400–450	401	427.50	427.50
46	450–500	489	427.50–447.00	445.35
16	500–550	525	415.00–435.00	419.54
11	550–600	565	402.50–405.00	403.85
5	600–650	616	357.50–358.00	357.90
2	650–700	683	315.00–332.50	323.72
2	700–750	748	342.00	342.00
1	750–800	770	307.50	307.50
4	900–950	925	285.00–305.00	294.84
1	950–1000	955	277.00	277.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	242.50	242.50
1	1100–1150	1,140	189.00	189.00
3	1200–1250	1,220	160.00–187.00	178.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	470.00–475.00	471.72
3	450–500	461	455.00–462.00	459.67
4	600–650	606	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	435.00–480.00	464.52
2	450–500	475	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	535	407.50	407.50
2	550–600	558	357.50	357.50
5	600–650	638	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	428	355.00–392.50	387.18
3	450–500	478	352.50–367.50	357.36
2	500–550	542	382.50	382.50
2	700–750	708	262.50–290.00	276.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	425.00–435.00	430.09
2	300–350	333	440.00–470.00	454.44
9	350–400	379	427.50–440.00	434.96
4	400–450	414	392.50–417.50	403.21
29	450–500	481	360.00–396.00	390.36
11	500–550	527	324.00–358.00	349.86
3	550–600	564	355.00–383.00	364.81
2	600–650	630	327.50	327.50
4	650–700	680	304.00	304.00
2	750–800	765	275.00–280.00	277.55
4	800–850	828	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	875	242.50	242.50
1	900–950	935	245.00	245.00
3	950–1000	977	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	350	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	480	330.00–340.00	336.88
3	500–550	530	287.50–312.00	295.43
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	640	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	367	480.00–490.00	482.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	405	457.50	457.50
3	500–550	530	365.50	365.50
2	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	860	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	215.50	215.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	170.00	170.00
2	600–650	618	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	217.50	217.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	900	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,285	2,825.00–3,150.00	2,939.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,286	1,575.00–3,375.00	3,112.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,429.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	3,425.00	3,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	200.00–220.00	209.31
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	920	2,935.00	2,935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	877	134.00–139.00	136.63
28	—	1,115	150.00–162.00	158.72
12	—	943	141.00–148.00	144.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,355	159.50–160.50	159.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	885	120.00–134.50	132.30
2	—	928	159.00–166.00	162.81
5	—	1,142	152.00–161.50	158.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	177.00–187.00	181.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	148.00–166.00	159.35
1	—	1,000	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	158.00	158.00

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.