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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

5,650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.89/cwt ≈ $1,111/hd at 767 lb · 2,262 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.11/cwt ≈ $1,228/hd at 824 lb · 1,235 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $145.99/cwt ≈ $1,242/hd at 851 lb · 1,163 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,650

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 90 161.01 $161.01 $1,167
800 800 60 148.00 $148.00 $1,184
825 825 1,175 149.17 $149.17 $1,231
850 850 1,063 145.22–155.12 $146.27 $1,243
860 860 100 143.00 $143.00 $1,230

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 12 135.00 $135.00 $1,012
750 750 750 148.50 $148.50 $1,114
775 775 1,500 143.17 $143.17 $1,110
800 800 780 139.22 $139.22 $1,114
850 850 120 135.00 $135.00 $1,148

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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.