Cattle Market Pulse

Idaho cattle prices & auction market reports

USDA market reports from 1 Idaho auction market, most recently Monday, October 19, 2026. Every report in full — prices by weight, grade, and class, with head counts and the reporter's comments.

What cattle are bringing in Idaho

Head-weighted average across 860 head at the 1 Idaho market that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Sep 21, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026.

Idaho cattle classes by head count, head-weighted $/cwt
Class $/cwt Avg wt (lb) ≈ $/hd est. Head Markets
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $375.00 675 $2,531 225 1
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $304.86 863 $2,631 175 1
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $306.00 750 $2,295 130 1
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $327.00 775 $2,534 130 1
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $345.00 550 $1,898 100 1
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.00 550 $2,062 100 1

Head-weighted average of per-hundredweight lots only — per-head classes such as bred cows and cow-calf pairs are excluded, never converted. The ≈ $/hd column is an estimate: that row's average price × its average weight ÷ 100.

Idaho markets
Market Town Last sale Head
Northwest Direct Cattle Report (WA/OR/ID/UT) — Mon · Oct 19, 2026 545