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

Oregon · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

1,679 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $139.05/cwt +6.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 809 lb · 360 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.42/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 850 lb · 285 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.15/cwt ≈ $981/hd at 726 lb · 262 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,679

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 45 149.00 $149.00 $1,006
700 700 205 146.00–150.00 $148.63 $1,040
750 750 75 132.33 $132.33 $992 -11.97
765 765 80 139.50 $139.50 $1,067 -4.80
800–825 809 230 136.00–142.00 $139.65 $1,130 +6.84
810 810 130 138.00 $138.00 $1,118 +5.19
880 880 69 132.00 $132.00 $1,162 -15.00
900 900 190 131.00 $131.00 $1,179 -5.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–735 721 112 134.00 $134.00 $966
730 730 150 136.00 $136.00 $993
750 750 58 132.00 $132.00 $990 -1.00
825 825 50 130.00 $130.00 $1,072 -11.00
850 850 285 126.00–129.00 $128.42 $1,092 +0.42

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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.