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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

1,430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.23/cwt ≈ $1,050/hd at 800 lb · 563 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $134.54/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 850 lb · 301 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.63/cwt +10.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,110/hd at 850 lb · 190 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,430

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 25 145.00 $145.00 $1,015
750 750 77 141.00 $141.00 $1,058 +5.11
800–825 810 109 138.00–140.00 $138.81 $1,124 +11.00
850 850 188 139.00 $139.00 $1,182 +9.24
850 850 113 127.12 $127.12 $1,081 -2.64

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 50 135.00 $135.00 $979 +5.11
775 775 115 133.00 $133.00 $1,031
800 800 563 130.00–133.00 $131.23 $1,050
850 850 190 130.00–131.00 $130.63 $1,110 +10.74

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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.