Cedar Livestock Auction market report — October 22, 2026

Cedar City, UT · Thursday sale · USDA report published 10/22/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

376

Last week 548 (−172)
Last year 693

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$446.87 /cwt

$2,420 per head · 29 hd
vs last week +18.80

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$335.00† /cwt

$2,454 per head · 2 hd
vs last week −8.55

Compared to last report feeder steers sold sharply higher, with feeder heifer selling unevenly steady, on calves and yearlings. With slaughter cows selling 3.00 to 7.00 higher on a light test, while bulls sold with too few comparable sales to trend. With sheep and goats selling with too few comparable sales to test.
USDA Market News reporter, October 22, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 22

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 15. Last year = sale of Oct 23. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	7	338 lb	$562.23	$1,902	+11.01	−32.80	$515.00 (3 hd)†
400–499 lb	18	437 lb	$524.10	$2,292	+34.23	+26.22	$458.17 (12 hd)
500–599 lb	29	542 lb	$446.87	$2,420	+18.80	+35.04	$416.83 (4 hd)†
600–699 lb	55	657 lb	$380.52	$2,498	+26.31	+3.94	—
700–799 lb	2	732 lb	$335.00†	$2,454	−8.55	−10.88	—
800–899 lb	1	825 lb	$305.00†	$2,516	−1.00	—	—
900–999 lb	1	975 lb	$242.50†	$2,364	—	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 22

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 15. Last year = sale of Oct 23. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	14	361 lb	$515.71	$1,862	+25.95	+16.96	$305.00 (2 hd)†
400–499 lb	23	464 lb	$451.49	$2,096	+2.36	−14.00	$275.00 (5 hd)
500–599 lb	12	552 lb	$379.71	$2,095	−24.59	+7.37	—
600–699 lb	8	653 lb	$352.42	$2,301	+7.92	+19.66	—
800–899 lb	1	885 lb	$252.50†	$2,235	—	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 22

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Average	3	1,327 lb	$156.52	$152.00–$161.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	3	1,623 lb	$148.00	$148.00–$148.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	20	1,057 lb	$155.14	$129.00–$181.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	1	1,075 lb	$127.00	$127.00–$127.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $446.87/cwt
4-week average: $430.69
13-week average: $413.03
4-week vs 13-week: +4.3%

52-wk low $366.20high $493.22

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $335.00/cwt
4-week average: $335.35
13-week average: $325.37
4-week vs 13-week: +3.1%

52-wk low $288.16high $374.30

Sales in 10 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $379.71/cwt
4-week average: $386.11
13-week average: $373.49
4-week vs 13-week: +3.4%

52-wk low $321.72high $448.03

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Feb and lowest in Jun and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.8%	50%	4
Feb	+5.3%	100%	3
Mar	+6.2%	67%	3
Apr	+2.5%	67%	3
May	−2.1%	33%	3
Jun	−4.3%	0%	3
Jul	+1.5%	50%	4
Aug	0.0%	25%	4
Sep	+4.3%	100%	3
Oct	+2.1%	75%	4
Nov	−4.0%	0%	4
Dec	−3.0%	0%	3

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Aug and lowest in May and Jun.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+2.3%	75%	4
Feb	—	—	2
Mar	+5.8%	100%	3
Apr	−0.4%	33%	3
May	−4.9%	33%	3
Jun	−4.1%	33%	3
Jul	−2.2%	50%	4
Aug	+5.6%	75%	4
Sep	+5.5%	67%	3
Oct	−2.0%	33%	3
Nov	−3.5%	33%	3
Dec	—	—	2

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Thu Oct 22	376	$446.87	$335.00†	$379.71
Thu Oct 15	548	$428.07	$343.55	$404.29
Thu Oct 8	1,264	$420.68	$327.49	$383.35
Thu Oct 1	821	$427.13	—	$377.11
Thu Sep 24	512	$415.90	$322.75†	$369.40
Thu Sep 17	625	$422.30	$310.81†	$370.02
Thu Sep 10	413	$366.20	$318.00	$348.21†
Thu Sep 3	281	$375.00†	—	$363.75†
Thu Aug 27	408	$400.39	$330.00†	$345.02
Thu Aug 20	266	$421.95	$302.50†	$379.38†
Thu Aug 13	387	$404.35	$325.00†	$379.33
Thu Aug 6	185	—	—	—
Thu Jul 30	306	$427.48	$338.62	$382.29
Thu Jul 23	219	$430.88	$347.50	$396.12

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Utah sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
'R' Livestock Connection, Monroe	84 mi	Oct 21	$423.69	$338.08
Producers Livestock Auction, Salina	109 mi	Oct 20	$427.59	$344.39

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Thursday	October 22, 2026	376	46	AMS_2036

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Cedar Livestock Auction - Cedar, UT” (AMS_2036). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.