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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

2,412 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.54/cwt -0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 800 lb · 800 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $166.53/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 850 lb · 525 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $177.12/cwt -8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 726 lb · 273 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,412

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 50 181.00 $181.00 $1,086 +3.55
650 650 35 177.00 $177.00 $1,150
725 725 110 178.00 $178.00 $1,290 -8.00
725–740 726 163 170.00–178.00 $176.52 $1,282 -9.48
760 760 46 172.00 $172.00 $1,307
825–840 831 131 164.00–168.00 $166.29 $1,382
850 850 525 166.53 $166.53 $1,416 +1.53
950 950 140 165.00 $165.00 $1,568

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 50 172.00 $172.00 $989 -0.08
600 600 20 167.00 $167.00 $1,002 -14.00
650–675 669 38 165.00–174.00 $172.11 $1,151
675 675 60 174.00 $174.00 $1,174
700–710 702 130 164.00–173.00 $169.65 $1,191 -6.15
750–770 757 100 167.00–171.00 $169.60 $1,284
800 800 780 160.53 $160.53 $1,284 -0.47
810 810 20 161.00 $161.00 $1,304 ±0.00
1000 1000 14 150.00 $150.00 $1,500

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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.