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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Oct 16

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

553 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 445▲ 553 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

248 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 143▲ 248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 26▲ 52 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 on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, with slaughter bulls selling mostly steady to 3.00 higher on a light test. Trade was active with good demand and moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.99/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 12 of 15 comparable sales and sits +17.61 against this barn's trailing median of $384.38.

Average price

$401.99

40 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$45.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs UT average

+4.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	413.48	2,238	30
Medium and Large 1-2	587	367.50	2,157	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.98/cwt here — about $81 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 sale40 hd

401.99

—

UT average3 barns · 225 hd

401.00

+0.99

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

+4.13

This barn, trailing median15 sales

384.38

+17.61

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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.47, low $347.28, median $384.38 across 15 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	—	High	1,882	185.69	3,495	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	172.90	2,081	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,096	169.33	1,856	99
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	167.22	2,478	11
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,377	192.46	2,650	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,296	$3,424	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,443	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	941	$2,954	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,505	$2,907	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$3,416	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	635	$3,600	3thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,791	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	308	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,079	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	578.92/cwt	572.50–585.00	1,835	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	328	641.50/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,104	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	432.96/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,472	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	601.40/cwt	600.00–620.00	2,087	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	582.12/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,119	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	367	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,239	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,096	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	535.21/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,253	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	445.98/cwt	442.50–485.00	1,918	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	523.19/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,401	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	472.90/cwt	460.00–475.50	2,417	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	423.82/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,217	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	433.36/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,431	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	403.52/cwt	392.50–407.50	2,514	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,352	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,688	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,806	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,754	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	560.76/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,789	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,855	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	353	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,030	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	493.07/cwt	487.50–510.00	1,874	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,877	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	495.13/cwt	482.50–505.00	2,035	74
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	448.85/cwt	442.50–462.50	1,952	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	429.34/cwt	410.00–433.00	2,022	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	448.39/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,116	63
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	483	486.68/cwt	480.00–488.00	2,351	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	418.79/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,224	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	404.31/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,260	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,157	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,391	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	326.54/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,354	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,023	174.17/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,782	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	857	3
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	747	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,307	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,327	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,610	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,679	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,377	192.46/cwt	182.00–214.00	2,650	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	190.92/cwt	187.00–194.00	3,513	4
Bulls	—	—	1,916	181.50/cwt	175.00–186.00	3,478	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	149.00/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,430	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,617	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,089	169.19/cwt	159.00–173.00	1,842	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,120	173.54/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,944	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,526	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,167	178.73/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,086	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	169.47/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,057	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,230	186.89/cwt	180.50–191.00	2,299	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	175.15/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,233	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	167.22/cwt	158.50–171.00	2,478	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	2,915.23/head	2,500.00–3,175.00	2,915	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	3,432.24/head	3,350.00–3,475.00	3,432	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	3,051.19/head	3,000.00–3,075.00	3,051	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,433	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,443	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,530	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,541	3,185.02/head	2,600.00–3,525.00	3,185	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	635	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	203.22/cwt	187.00–221.00	1,778	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	201.98/cwt	188.00–212.00	1,939	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,062	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	3,415.87/head	3,375.00–3,500.00	3,416	3

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 Oct 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 445Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 248Last week 143Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,218	3,350.00–3,475.00	3,432.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	792	2,500.00–3,175.00	2,915.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,443	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,541	2,600.00–3,525.00	3,185.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,433	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,530	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,315	3,000.00–3,075.00	3,051.19

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	4	—	960	188.00–212.00	201.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	875	187.00–221.00	203.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	635	3,600.00	3,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,062	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	3,900.00	3,900.00

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)	3	—	867	3,375.00–3,500.00	3,415.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,230	180.50–191.00	186.89
17	—	1,120	169.00–175.00	173.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,167	175.00–185.00	178.73
68	—	1,089	159.00–173.00	169.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,214	161.00–174.00	169.47
1	—	1,030	157.00	157.00
10	—	1,275	173.00–178.00	175.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	960	141.00–157.00	149.00
1	—	1,130	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,482	158.50–171.00	167.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,840	187.00–194.00	190.92
5	—	1,916	175.00–186.00	181.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	182.00–214.00	192.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	572.50–585.00	578.92
11	350–400	381	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	425.00–450.00	432.96
18	400–450	430	442.50–485.00	445.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	635.00	635.00
14	300–350	347	600.00–620.00	601.40
12	350–400	364	570.00–590.00	582.12
12	400–450	421	525.00–540.00	535.21
13	450–500	459	500.00–530.00	523.19
14	500–550	523	410.00–430.00	423.82
31	550–600	561	425.00–440.00	433.36
13	600–650	623	392.50–407.50	403.52
2	700–750	702	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	793	339.00	339.00
2	900–950	920	305.00	305.00
2	950–1000	975	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	675.00	675.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	640.00–650.00	641.50
5	350–400	367	610.00	610.00
6	500–550	511	460.00–475.50	472.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	442.50–462.50	448.85
6	450–500	471	410.00–433.00	429.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	542.50	542.50
3	350–400	393	477.50	477.50
4	400–450	405	475.00	475.00
10	550–600	587	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	353	575.00	575.00
6	450–500	483	480.00–488.00	486.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	319	550.00–570.00	560.76
23	350–400	380	487.50–510.00	493.07
74	400–450	411	482.50–505.00	495.13
63	450–500	472	440.00–470.00	448.39
19	500–550	531	412.50–430.00	418.79
11	550–600	559	400.00–410.00	404.31
4	600–650	621	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	721	322.50–335.00	326.54
2	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	885	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	155.00	155.00
5	700–750	747	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	160.00–188.00	174.17

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.