Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-06-11

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Jun 11
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 187▲ 10 vs year ago 107 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 44▲ 14 vs year ago 94 · +14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 30▲ 7 vs year ago 49 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Boning slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower while all other slaughter, feeder cattle sold with not enough sales to have an accurate trend. No trend available for sheep and goats. Trade was active with a good demand and a 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 $425.22/cwt on 13 head, down $48.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 22 comparable sales and sits −0.45 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.
Average price
$425.22
▼ 48.65 vs prior sale
13 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,372
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$875
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$142.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.53
vs UT average
−28.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550442.542,4359thin
Medium and Large 1-2593415.002,4613thin
Medium and Large 2520300.001,5601thin
One grade step is worth $142.54/cwt here — about $875 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 sale13 hd
425.22
—
UT average3 barns · 31 hd
415.70
+9.53
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−28.50
This barn, trailing median22 sales
425.67
−0.45
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—Average1,655201.323,33213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,290178.112,29728
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,546175.182,70810
CowsLean 85-90%Average931151.671,41125
SteersChoiceAverage1,435231.003,3151thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$3,2701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,338$3,1093thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,469$2,9654thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,081$2,6284thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,425$3,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,321$3,78629
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$3,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$2,2001thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1303622.50/cwt622.50–622.501,8862
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7761
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,9661
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed453520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3562
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482478.51/cwt477.50–480.002,3065
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556442.86/cwt435.00–452.502,4628
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2593415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629341.84/cwt330.00–347.502,1504
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6768
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722363.22/cwt347.50–370.002,6229
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270527.50/cwt527.50–527.501,4241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390485.59/cwt485.00–487.501,8944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9673
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9351
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Gaunt510245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1539395.02/cwt380.00–407.502,1299
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578400.26/cwt385.00–410.002,3147
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2241
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1452502.00/cwt502.00–502.002,2692
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4151
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4291
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3661
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1061
Dairy Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6911
Dairy Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605147.50/cwt147.50–147.508921
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6901
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,435231.00/cwt231.00–231.003,3151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,303202.58/cwt193.00–206.002,6404
Bulls——1,807199.79/cwt186.00–207.003,6108
Bulls——1,845208.50/cwt208.50–208.503,8471
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight741115.00/cwt115.00–115.008525
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Cows—Lean 85-90%909133.40/cwt133.00–133.501,2135
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019172.12/cwt145.00–177.001,75414
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,088195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305176.81/cwt165.50–188.002,30726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546175.18/cwt166.00–182.002,70810
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2083,576.29/head2,400.00–4,050.003,57612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2903,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4203,976.08/head2,750.00–4,425.003,97616
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4253,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045203.00/cwt203.00–203.002,1211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,0031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0812,627.98/head2,400.00–3,000.002,6284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,270.00/head3,270.00–3,270.003,2701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3383,109.34/head2,900.00–3,250.003,1093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4692,965.00/head2,965.00–2,965.002,9654
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168216.34/cwt208.00–226.002,5273

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.