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Cedar Livestock Auction

Name: Cedar Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cedar, Utah · Thu, Aug 20

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2036

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Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 149▲ 20 vs year ago 105 · +19.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 42▼ 18 vs year ago 52 · −34.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 13▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on a light test. While boning slaughter cows sold 20.00 higher breaker and lean cows sold to light to test, with no trend available on slaughter bulls, sheep or goats due to too few comparable sales. Trade was active with a good demand with a light to moderate supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.78/cwt on 4 head, down $13.54 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 15 comparable sales and sits −18.59 against this barn's trailing median of $384.38.

Average price

$365.78

▼ 13.54 vs prior sale

4 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$54.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.59

vs UT average

+14.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	379.38	2,003	3thin
Medium and Large 2	540	325.00	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.38/cwt here — about $248 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale4 hd

365.78

—

UT average3 barns · 11 hd

379.38

−13.59

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

+14.86

This barn, trailing median15 sales

384.38

−18.59

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

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.47, low $347.28, median $384.38 across 15 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	1,817	185.17	3,364	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,910	164.21	3,136	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	161.86	1,991	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	139.20	1,493	7thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	144.50	1,842	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,815	194.00	3,521	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,264	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$2,975	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	578.73/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,620	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	528.70/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,887	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	507.42/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,177	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	467.14/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,228	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	421.95/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,198	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	367.50/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,966	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,394	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,133	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,129	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,601	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,135	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,121	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	290	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,581	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	490.50/cwt	477.50–505.00	1,584	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	451.80/cwt	450.00–452.50	1,762	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	425.37/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,748	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,594	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	412.55/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,976	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	379.38/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,003	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	321.15/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,161	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,839	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	263.63/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,911	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,176	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,233	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 2	765	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,167	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,127	221.67/cwt	213.00–234.00	2,498	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,815	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,521	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,767	182.89/cwt	170.00–190.00	3,232	3
Bulls	—	—	1,965	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,773	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	124.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,133	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	150.19/cwt	132.00–161.00	1,795	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	161.86/cwt	153.50–175.00	1,991	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,910	164.21/cwt	162.00–166.50	3,136	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,842	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,276	3,191.69/head	2,350.00–4,250.00	3,192	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,234	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	207.13/cwt	192.00–230.00	2,237	2

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 Aug 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 149Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 42Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	355.00–380.00	367.50
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	860	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	575.00–580.00	578.73
6	350–400	357	500.00–535.00	528.70
8	400–450	429	500.00–510.00	507.42
10	450–500	477	465.00–472.50	467.14
8	500–550	521	420.00–425.00	421.95
1	600–650	630	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	705	302.50	302.50
1	1000–1050	1,010	257.50	257.50
1	1100–1150	1,135	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	372.50	372.50
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	675	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	323	477.50–505.00	490.50
11	350–400	390	450.00–452.50	451.80
6	400–450	411	415.00–427.50	425.37
16	450–500	479	395.00–415.00	412.55
3	500–550	528	370.00–397.50	379.38
2	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	673	312.50–330.00	321.15
2	700–750	725	255.00–272.50	263.63
7	750–800	784	277.50	277.50
3	850–900	867	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	435	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,127	213.00–234.00	221.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	120.00–130.00	124.55
4	—	1,195	132.00–161.00	150.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	162.00–166.50	164.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,230	153.50–175.00	161.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	170.00–190.00	182.89
1	—	1,965	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	194.00	194.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,276	2,350.00–4,250.00	3,191.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,625.00	3,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	330.00	330.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	192.00–230.00	207.13

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.