Sale reports / Utah / Cedar Livestock Auction / 2026-08-13

Cedar Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Aug 13
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036
Feeder Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 0▼ 298 vs year ago 447 · −66.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 0▼ 87 vs year ago 129 · −67.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 16 · −18.8%
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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 light supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $401.22/cwt on 19 head, down $24.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 22 comparable sales and sits −24.45 against this barn's trailing median of $425.67.
Average price
$401.22
▼ 24.09 vs prior sale
19 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,261
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$384
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$59.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.23
vs UT average
−0.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564404.352,28218thin
Medium and Large 2550345.001,8981thin
One grade step is worth $59.35/cwt here — about $384 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 sale19 hd
401.22
—
UT average3 barns · 64 hd
399.99
+1.23
National average153 barns · 6,255 hd
401.83
−0.61
This barn, trailing median22 sales
425.67
−24.45
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—Average1,601194.593,11613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,197168.922,0228thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,664167.462,78714
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,124143.901,6175thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,050135.001,4181thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,685175.002,9491thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$2,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,479$4,1388
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)973$3,1472thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,8421
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed318577.50/cwt577.50–577.501,8362
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7773
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,0702
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412502.50/cwt502.50–502.502,0703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2439403.87/cwt390.00–460.001,7736
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474447.19/cwt445.00–460.002,12013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2498377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,8802
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535434.29/cwt432.50–435.002,3237
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8981
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583385.29/cwt382.00–388.002,24611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1698354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,4713
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1792325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5742
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2011
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5893
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,6561
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6601
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,130257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,9102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,3941
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed330530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330473.62/cwt465.00–482.501,5632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377442.67/cwt437.50–445.001,6696
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,9167
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,7875
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9193
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514389.92/cwt370.00–392.502,0049
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579355.49/cwt345.00–362.502,0584
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1852
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735325.50/cwt325.50–325.502,3921
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768290.92/cwt285.00–302.502,2343
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1809304.39/cwt295.00–307.502,4634
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6251
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,2441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0331
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,685175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,9491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,212232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,8122
Bulls——1,605186.08/cwt180.00–192.002,9879
Bulls——1,973195.49/cwt195.00–196.003,8572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090150.13/cwt142.00–157.501,6364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197168.92/cwt167.00–174.002,0228
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,260119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,4991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,664167.46/cwt161.00–175.002,78714
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4181
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29733,147.30/head2,700.00–3,450.003,1472
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4434,121.57/head3,425.00–4,375.004,1225
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5404,165.69/head4,100.00–4,250.004,1663
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8861
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28752,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251

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.