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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

1,422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.06/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 728 lb · 413 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.00/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 635 lb · 250 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.48/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 632 lb · 135 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,422

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 250 145.00 $145.00 $921 -0.76
650–675 665 110 142.00–146.00 $143.45 $954 +1.59
710 710 60 139.00 $139.00 $987 -1.37
775 775 60 137.00 $137.00 $1,062
800 800 113 134.00 $134.00 $1,072
900 900 60 130.00 $130.00 $1,170
950 950 60 126.00 $126.00 $1,197

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–640 632 135 133.00–134.00 $133.48 $844 +0.73
675 675 31 134.00 $134.00 $904 +2.00
700–730 728 413 131.00–132.00 $131.06 $954 -2.94
800 800 40 126.00 $126.00 $1,008
900 900 60 124.00 $124.00 $1,116
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 30 129.00 $129.00 $819

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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.