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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

3,598 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $136.92/cwt ≈ $1,109/hd at 810 lb · 885 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.14/cwt -5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 774 lb · 605 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.87/cwt +3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 783 lb · 545 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,598

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 180 146.00 $146.00 $986 -2.00
700–730 720 327 140.00–142.00 $140.98 $1,015 -1.73
735 735 100 139.07 $139.07 $1,022 -3.64
760 760 175 137.50 $137.50 $1,045 -5.60
750–785 778 290 138.00–143.00 $138.86 $1,080 -4.24
785 785 140 133.11 $133.11 $1,045 -9.99
800 800 35 135.00 $135.00 $1,080
810 810 850 137.00 $137.00 $1,110
850 850 120 135.00 $135.00 $1,148 +6.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 115 126.70 $126.70 $1,077

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 195 134.00–135.00 $134.38 $907 -2.73
700 700 100 130.07 $130.07 $910 -5.93
700 700 255 132.00–136.00 $134.98 $945 -1.02
735 735 165 133.00 $133.00 $978 -3.00
750 750 35 130.00 $130.00 $975 +2.00
785 785 510 132.00 $132.00 $1,036 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 6 118.70 $118.70 $950

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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.