Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2025-10-09

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Oct 9
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▲ 244 vs last sale 201▲ 445 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 76▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 29▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold sharply lower, while feeder heifers sold unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on a light test. Trade was active with good demand and 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 $420.72/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 9 of 22 comparable sales and sits −4.95 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.
Average price
$420.72
50 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,333
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.27
vs UT average
−25.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552424.432,34146
Medium and Large 2588378.102,2234thin
One grade step is worth $46.33/cwt here — about $118 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 sale50 hd
420.72
—
UT average3 barns · 535 hd
449.00
−28.27
National average181 barns · 23,254 hd
445.85
−25.13
This barn, trailing median22 sales
425.67
−4.95
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—Average1,624178.422,8985thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,147168.541,93357
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,223168.392,06044
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488160.292,3856thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)720$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,286$2,9806

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,5272
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,3502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2309522.50/cwt522.50–522.501,6154
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320573.93/cwt562.50–582.501,8373
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed366590.93/cwt580.00–605.002,1636
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2366409.40/cwt377.50–425.001,4984
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378522.10/cwt510.00–540.001,9748
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy386565.50/cwt565.50–565.502,1836
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2409472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,9334
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427434.03/cwt415.00–450.001,8533
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431515.46/cwt510.00–525.002,22217
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465526.94/cwt525.00–530.002,4505
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470509.39/cwt500.00–515.002,39415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476458.75/cwt452.50–470.002,18410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477437.81/cwt430.00–452.502,0889
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed503486.03/cwt480.00–510.002,4455
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy517445.00/cwt440.00–450.002,3015
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1539407.19/cwt400.00–430.002,19514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574408.00/cwt398.00–415.002,34216
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2588378.10/cwt372.50–380.002,2234
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy591440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6006
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633392.68/cwt375.00–400.002,4868
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633331.00/cwt310.00–352.502,0952
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1664374.12/cwt365.00–378.002,48413
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769341.34/cwt330.00–345.002,6254
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835338.79/cwt335.00–342.502,8292
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1872328.22/cwt320.00–332.502,8623
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265319.81/cwt315.00–330.008473
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,5821
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319536.39/cwt527.50–547.501,71110
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed322570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8355
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368559.34/cwt557.50–560.002,0584
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed382585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,2353
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9442
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393444.98/cwt442.50–450.001,7493
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410517.50/cwt517.50–517.502,1222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420485.66/cwt470.00–500.002,04018
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431413.00/cwt410.00–428.001,78017
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy468466.62/cwt465.00–470.002,1843
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476426.54/cwt405.00–435.002,0307
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2492365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7962
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520412.85/cwt405.00–430.002,14723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538374.61/cwt367.50–397.502,0154
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560389.15/cwt370.00–400.002,17922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565360.48/cwt337.50–367.502,0375
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619359.84/cwt355.00–365.002,22711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659353.51/cwt353.00–355.002,3304
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823292.49/cwt290.00–297.502,4073
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1312582.72/cwt550.00–595.001,8184
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1409530.15/cwt520.00–560.002,1684
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480465.00/cwt462.50–467.502,2322
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,624178.42/cwt171.00–183.002,8985
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,129165.72/cwt155.00–169.501,87140
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,189175.16/cwt170.00–178.002,08317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208161.84/cwt156.00–168.001,95519
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235173.37/cwt167.00–178.002,14125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488160.29/cwt157.50–167.002,3856
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17201,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,015176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,7861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,082174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,8881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,1321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,1953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,3342
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2752,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2973,209.25/head2,850.00–3,375.003,2093
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5203,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221

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.