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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

1,003 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.00/cwt ≈ $1,052/hd at 862 lb · 240 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.41/cwt ≈ $1,045/hd at 719 lb · 170 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.00/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 800 lb · 141 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,003

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–725 719 170 144.00–150.00 $145.41 $1,045
800 800 18 138.00 $138.00 $1,104
875 875 60 129.00 $129.00 $1,129 -4.23
900 900 120 128.00 $128.00 $1,152
950 950 54 130.00 $130.00 $1,235

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 141 128.00 $128.00 $1,024 +3.06
850–875 862 240 121.00–123.00 $122.00 $1,052
900 900 135 123.00 $123.00 $1,107
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 65 114.72 $114.72 $975

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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.