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

Idaho · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

1,180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $193.00/cwt -17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 900 lb · 600 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.00/cwt ≈ $1,776/hd at 950 lb · 240 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $194.00/cwt ≈ $1,843/hd at 950 lb · 240 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,180

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 300 193.00 $193.00 $1,737 -17.00
900 900 300 193.00 $193.00 $1,737 -17.00
950 950 120 194.00 $194.00 $1,843
950 950 120 194.00 $194.00 $1,843

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 120 187.00 $187.00 $1,776
950 950 120 187.00 $187.00 $1,776
1000 1000 50 181.00 $181.00 $1,810
1000 1000 50 181.00 $181.00 $1,810

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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.