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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Mar 5

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 122▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 24▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Demand was good with a light to 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 $459.83/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 19 of 22 comparable sales and sits +34.15 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.

Average price

$459.83

17 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$39.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

vs UT average

−15.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	464.47	2,525	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	425.00	2,231	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.47/cwt here — about $294 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 sale17 hd

459.83

—

UT average3 barns · 97 hd

455.95

+3.88

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−15.73

This barn, trailing median22 sales

425.67

+34.15

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	—	Average	2,745	176.00	4,831	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,412	174.48	2,464	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	171.96	2,056	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	166.26	1,696	6thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	805	128.00	1,030	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,150	226.00	2,599	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,825	176.00	3,212	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$2,851	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$3,192	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,112	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	451.68/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,064	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	488	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,440	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,231	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	478.94/cwt	477.50–490.00	2,548	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	406.59/cwt	397.50–425.00	2,399	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	408.13/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,567	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,641	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	332.44/cwt	315.00–349.00	2,560	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,310	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	3,087	14
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,141	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,375	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,539	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,584	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	408	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,009	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,241	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	532	416.17/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,214	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,064	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	325.48/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,018	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	655	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,407	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	335.34/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,243	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,758	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,493	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	369.97/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,323	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,367	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,112	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,585	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,825	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,212	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,150	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,599	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,745	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	4,831	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	725	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,073	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	875	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,523	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	164.71/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,728	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	173.37/cwt	169.25–182.00	2,120	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	174.48/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,464	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	3,130.26/head	2,400.00–3,650.00	3,130	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	2,850.63/head	2,150.00–3,475.00	2,851	4

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 Mar 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 122Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 0

No trend available this week due to limited comparable sales. Demand was good with a light to moderate supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	522	477.50	477.50
3	600–650	628	367.50–375.00	369.97
1	650–700	685	345.50	345.50
1	700–750	710	297.50	297.50
1	850–900	885	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	915	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	515.00	515.00
3	450–500	457	450.00–455.00	451.68
12	500–550	532	477.50–490.00	478.94
3	550–600	590	397.50–425.00	406.59
4	600–650	629	407.50–410.00	408.13
1	650–700	695	380.00	380.00
2	750–800	770	315.00–349.00	332.44
14	900–950	912	338.50	338.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	425.00	425.00
1	800–850	840	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	585.00	585.00
1	250–300	285	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	360	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	536	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	620	305.00–345.00	325.48
6	650–700	669	330.00–347.50	335.34
2	850–900	862	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	492.50	492.50
4	500–550	532	415.00–420.00	416.17
2	650–700	650	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	390	300.00	300.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	3,475.00	3,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,279	2,400.00–3,650.00	3,130.26

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)	4	—	1,144	2,150.00–3,475.00	2,850.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,049	155.00–174.00	164.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,223	169.25–182.00	173.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,412	169.00–180.00	174.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,745	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	226.00	226.00

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.