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

Oregon · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 6, 2026

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $440.00/cwt ≈ $2,420/hd at 550 lb · 300 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $410.00/cwt ≈ $2,255/hd at 550 lb · 200 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $435.00/cwt ≈ $2,175/hd at 500 lb · 50 head

Northwest Direct Cattle Report shows 5-weight steers at $444/cwt on 600 head. OR 5-weight steers are down $32 from their mid-June peak of $477. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	600	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	50	470.00	$470.00	$2,468	—
550	550	300	440.00	$440.00	$2,420	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	50	435.00	$435.00	$2,175	—
550	550	200	410.00	$410.00	$2,255	—

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Reading this report

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.