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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.00/cwt ≈ $1,471/hd at 925 lb · 180 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $165.00/cwt -1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 820 lb · 130 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.48/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,217/hd at 718 lb · 125 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 627

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 32 174.00–177.00 $175.88 $1,266 -2.12
820 820 130 165.00 $165.00 $1,353 -1.29
870 870 30 164.00 $164.00 $1,427 -2.53

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 45 165.00 $165.00 $1,180 -4.65
720 720 80 169.00–173.00 $172.00 $1,238 +2.35
800 800 75 162.00 $162.00 $1,296 +1.47
850 850 55 162.00 $162.00 $1,377
925 925 180 159.00 $159.00 $1,471

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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.