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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 17, 2023

826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.39/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,734/hd at 816 lb · 176 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.00/cwt ≈ $1,642/hd at 730 lb · 160 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $215.52/cwt +11.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,940/hd at 900 lb · 160 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 826

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 150 227.00 $227.00 $1,839
850 850 60 225.00 $225.00 $1,912 +5.00
900 900 160 215.52 $215.52 $1,940 +11.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 120 218.50 $218.50 $1,748

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 160 225.00 $225.00 $1,642
800 800 60 216.00 $216.00 $1,728 +6.00
825 825 116 210.52 $210.52 $1,737 +0.52

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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.