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Northwest Direct Cattle Report (WA/OR/ID/UT) Market Report

Idaho · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

4,702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.40/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 801 lb · 1,500 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $172.53/cwt ≈ $1,467/hd at 850 lb · 1,245 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $180.02/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,444/hd at 802 lb · 405 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,702

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 75 200.00 $200.00 $1,200
650 650 40 184.00 $184.00 $1,196
750–760 757 237 183.00–186.00 $185.18 $1,402
800–830 802 405 172.00–181.00 $180.02 $1,444 +1.02
850 850 1,245 172.53 $172.53 $1,467
900 900 100 164.00–170.00 $167.60 $1,508 +2.60
975 975 30 160.00 $160.00 $1,560

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 75 188.00 $188.00 $1,034
625 625 50 178.00 $178.00 $1,112
680 680 54 182.00 $182.00 $1,238
725 725 325 186.00 $186.00 $1,348
750–765 762 374 174.00–175.00 $174.17 $1,327 +1.17
800 800 1,380 166.53 $166.53 $1,332 -4.47
800–825 815 120 164.00–166.00 $164.92 $1,344 -6.08
900 900 160 157.00 $157.00 $1,413
975 975 32 159.00 $159.00 $1,550

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.