Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2025-09-25

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Sep 25
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 340▲ 475 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 111▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 34▲ 37 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 higher. 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 classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $407.32/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 7 of 22 comparable sales and sits −18.35 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.
Average price
$407.32
67 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,319
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$424
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.90
vs UT average
−9.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568411.352,33654
Medium and Large 1-2594396.792,35710thin
Medium and Large 2517369.811,9123thin
One grade step is worth $41.54/cwt here — about $424 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 sale67 hd
407.32
—
UT average3 barns · 388 hd
438.22
−30.90
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
−9.77
This barn, trailing median22 sales
425.67
−18.35
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—High1,762176.893,1177thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,117164.891,84222
CowsLean 85-90%High1,122161.291,81020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,915147.002,8151thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,470215.933,1742thin

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$2,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,8251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,485$3,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,241$2,99617

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy235617.50/cwt617.50–617.501,4511
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1249522.60/cwt522.60–522.601,3017
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284585.09/cwt577.50–600.001,6626
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2182
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308533.76/cwt532.50–535.001,6442
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed335627.50/cwt627.50–627.502,1021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8532
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1344574.32/cwt570.00–602.501,9767
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,7762
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378547.94/cwt535.00–555.002,07118
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381513.07/cwt500.00–550.001,95512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424457.52/cwt450.00–467.501,9407
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425423.96/cwt415.00–432.501,8022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432484.01/cwt470.00–500.002,09114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468471.12/cwt457.50–482.502,20568
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475445.61/cwt445.00–447.502,1174
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478424.27/cwt415.00–442.502,0286
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517369.81/cwt355.00–397.501,9123
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526425.41/cwt415.00–427.502,23812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581406.20/cwt405.00–417.502,36040
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2594396.79/cwt395.00–398.002,35710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639365.66/cwt362.50–367.002,33710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,3163
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,4941
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8141
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945291.25/cwt290.00–292.502,7522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277520.97/cwt505.00–542.501,4435
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2284490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3927
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330544.28/cwt533.00–557.501,7969
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331404.84/cwt402.50–410.001,3403
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355439.55/cwt432.00–455.001,5603
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364516.88/cwt500.00–565.001,88113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397469.92/cwt465.00–492.501,86622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed401467.00/cwt467.00–467.001,8734
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2407325.90/cwt317.50–330.001,3263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,9036
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,8032
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1456431.34/cwt425.00–435.001,96719
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed458475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1764
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2491374.49/cwt370.00–380.001,83910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526388.00/cwt382.50–400.002,04113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528336.95/cwt335.00–345.001,7795
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559373.33/cwt370.00–380.002,08712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9793
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627347.20/cwt342.50–354.002,1773
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680367.63/cwt350.00–385.002,5002
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4921
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3573
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280617.50/cwt617.50–617.501,7295
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,9701
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,050222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,3361
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,155170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9641
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6702
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,470215.93/cwt211.00–222.503,1742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,575173.56/cwt170.00–176.002,7344
Bulls——2,012181.33/cwt180.00–183.003,6483
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,8765
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122161.29/cwt153.00–166.001,81020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,134161.33/cwt153.00–168.001,82917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,915147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,8151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1012,848.16/head2,300.00–3,175.002,8484
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1202,162.28/head1,900.00–2,525.002,1622
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2463,056.88/head2,725.00–3,250.003,0575
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2933,306.91/head2,875.00–3,600.003,3072
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4093,329.84/head2,975.00–3,700.003,3304
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4853,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28902,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0402,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0352,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2301

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.