Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2025-11-13

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Nov 13
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▲ 184 vs last sale 481▲ 665 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 148▲ 149 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 23▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Note, no report for 11-20-2025 or 11-27-2025

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on calves and yearlings. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 18.00 lower, with slaughter bulls selling steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Trade was active with good demand and a 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 $392.06/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −33.61 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.
Average price
$392.06
85 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,070
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.16
vs UT average
−32.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527394.802,08276
Medium and Large 1-2533372.511,9856thin
Medium and Large 2531361.701,9213thin
One grade step is worth $33.10/cwt here — about $161 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 sale85 hd
392.06
—
UT average3 barns · 357 hd
403.22
−11.16
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−32.81
This barn, trailing median22 sales
425.67
−33.61
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

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—High1,655172.052,8487thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500148.012,22011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,158138.451,60350
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,048121.881,27726

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)1,222$2,41014
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,1252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,186$2,11111
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$2,0667
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$1,7503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,418$2,3083thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274509.54/cwt500.00–525.001,3968
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed326516.15/cwt515.00–520.001,6834
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327483.22/cwt470.00–495.001,5806
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy363507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,8428
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368426.64/cwt420.00–447.501,5704
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375494.11/cwt480.00–505.001,85314
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2399447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,7868
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2409432.50/cwt425.00–437.501,76910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420448.08/cwt440.00–455.001,88210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428466.37/cwt462.50–480.001,99651
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470421.43/cwt415.00–432.501,98118
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9603
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed506413.47/cwt407.50–417.502,0925
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524395.54/cwt390.00–405.002,07364
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531361.70/cwt360.00–362.501,9213
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533372.51/cwt370.00–377.501,9856
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573374.70/cwt360.00–382.002,1477
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617346.45/cwt336.50–367.502,13845
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662339.49/cwt338.00–340.002,2474
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6302
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,063223.75/cwt222.50–225.002,3782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275456.48/cwt452.50–470.001,2554
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed307515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5813
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331496.72/cwt490.00–502.501,6449
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345423.06/cwt415.00–425.001,4605
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361452.79/cwt450.00–475.001,63518
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365326.12/cwt300.00–350.001,1903
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384444.46/cwt442.50–445.001,7079
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed402430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7297
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421385.14/cwt322.50–420.001,62131
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed453430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9483
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482380.16/cwt370.00–395.001,83236
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489341.73/cwt335.00–365.001,6718
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516283.34/cwt275.00–305.001,4626
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519360.93/cwt342.50–367.501,87319
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564338.29/cwt327.50–352.501,90815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613337.28/cwt325.00–342.002,06817
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,9394
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,0612
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1886372.50/cwt372.50–372.503,3007
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330528.43/cwt525.00–530.001,7443
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485373.84/cwt367.50–375.001,8136
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610331.64/cwt315.00–335.002,0236
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3322
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384407.35/cwt402.50–412.501,5644
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6772
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,637171.06/cwt160.00–174.002,8006
Bulls——1,765178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,1421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048121.88/cwt107.50–135.001,27726
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155136.37/cwt128.00–158.001,57546
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,193162.32/cwt160.00–165.001,9364
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500148.01/cwt136.00–152.002,22011
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2778178.72/cwt175.50–182.501,3902
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2986207.96/cwt167.00–250.002,0505
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,7801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29701,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6422,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1862,110.96/head1,750.00–2,625.002,11111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,066.05/head1,935.00–2,275.002,0667
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2222,410.10/head2,250.00–2,600.002,41014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1252

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.