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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 27, 2021

3,867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $150.60/cwt +0.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,327/hd at 881 lb · 1,625 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.42/cwt -0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 850 lb · 1,325 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.68/cwt ≈ $1,121/hd at 725 lb · 560 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,867

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 90 153.00 $153.00 $1,109
725 725 470 155.00 $155.00 $1,124
825 825 207 148.00 $148.00 $1,221
825 825 40 147.00 $147.00 $1,213
875 875 425 150.00 $150.00 $1,312 -0.52
875 875 150 153.02 $153.02 $1,339 +2.50
885 885 1,050 150.50 $150.50 $1,332 -0.02

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 90 140.00 $140.00 $980
825 825 20 137.00 $137.00 $1,130
850 850 950 143.00 $143.00 $1,216 +5.00
850 850 375 144.50 $144.50 $1,228 +6.50

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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.