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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

4,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.24/cwt ≈ $1,227/hd at 801 lb · 1,315 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.40/cwt ≈ $1,104/hd at 754 lb · 943 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.97/cwt ≈ $1,215/hd at 850 lb · 710 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,002

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621–625 623 85 158.00–160.00 $159.41 $993 -0.59
700 700 50 157.00 $157.00 $1,099 -1.00
725–737 731 237 156.00–160.00 $157.84 $1,154 -0.16
775 775 65 152.00 $152.00 $1,178
800 800 1,200 153.53 $153.53 $1,228
800 800 30 151.00 $151.00 $1,208
810 810 85 150.00 $150.00 $1,215
850 850 120 148.00 $148.00 $1,258
900 900 18 146.00 $146.00 $1,314

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 60 148.00 $148.00 $851
603–620 617 261 148.00 $148.00 $913 -2.00
640 640 50 147.00 $147.00 $941
650–685 662 79 152.00–153.00 $152.37 $1,009 +7.37
750 750 768 147.53 $147.53 $1,106
750–775 767 95 141.00 $141.00 $1,081
775 775 80 142.00 $142.00 $1,100
850 850 710 141.00–145.00 $142.97 $1,215
900 900 9 138.00 $138.00 $1,242

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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.