Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-07-09

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Jul 9
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 94▲ 21 vs year ago 94 · +22.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 60▼ 6 vs year ago 76 · −7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 24▼ 17 vs year ago 37 · −45.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to too few comparable sales. Trade was active with a good demand with a moderate to 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 $405.95/cwt on 10 head, down $19.28 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 22 comparable sales and sits −19.73 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.
Average price
$405.95
▼ 19.28 vs prior sale
10 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,281
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.99
vs UT average
−53.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562422.412,3736thin
Medium and Large 2562381.252,1444thin
One grade step is worth $41.16/cwt here — about $229 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 sale10 hd
405.95
—
UT average3 barns · 59 hd
408.94
−2.99
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
−53.53
This barn, trailing median22 sales
425.67
−19.73
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—Average1,700200.073,40211
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,241168.512,09110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,582166.622,6368thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average992144.611,43510
SteersChoiceAverage1,255225.002,8241thin
SteersSelectAverage1,375176.002,4201thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$4,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,271$3,32412

Every lot

56 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235512.50/cwt512.50–512.501,2041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365368.82/cwt355.00–390.001,3465
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,8171
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,9251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545412.50/cwt402.50–422.502,2482
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565409.73/cwt395.00–425.002,3152
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed575445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5592
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1573
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670342.59/cwt330.00–355.002,2952
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,9284
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707359.44/cwt352.00–361.002,5416
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805332.55/cwt325.00–340.002,6772
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6361
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,6901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3631
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5042
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6971
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578260.92/cwt242.50–275.001,5083
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed583387.54/cwt377.50–397.502,2592
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586321.72/cwt317.50–335.001,8854
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,0302
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3724
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9272
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564408.52/cwt390.00–415.002,3044
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617300.99/cwt202.50–350.001,8573
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6091
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5051
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,032257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,6572
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,080195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1061
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 21,120182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,0441
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538180.00/cwt180.00–180.009686
Dairy Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,0612
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 2539240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2945
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,255225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,8241
Steers—Select1,375176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,4201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,385210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,9091
Bulls——1,732199.08/cwt184.00–205.003,44810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight828136.66/cwt130.00–145.001,1322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000136.04/cwt132.00–142.501,3603
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053152.94/cwt142.00–176.001,6105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241168.51/cwt163.00–176.002,09110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,582166.62/cwt146.00–176.002,6368
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1983,447.08/head3,350.00–3,600.003,4474
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3273,253.55/head2,825.00–3,650.003,2546
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4354,025.00/head4,025.00–4,025.004,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4854,075.00/head4,075.00–4,075.004,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083213.74/cwt212.00–215.002,3153

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.