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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

2,485 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $227.00/cwt ≈ $2,213/hd at 975 lb · 700 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $230.87/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,013/hd at 872 lb · 690 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.00/cwt ≈ $1,909/hd at 830 lb · 400 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,485

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 180 241.00 $241.00 $1,928
850 850 190 220.00 $220.00 $1,870 -8.00
880 880 500 235.00 $235.00 $2,068 +7.00
930 930 200 226.00 $226.00 $2,102
975 975 700 227.00 $227.00 $2,213
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 35 203.00 $203.00 $1,928 +3.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 60 238.00 $238.00 $1,785
830 830 400 230.00 $230.00 $1,909
860 860 105 221.00 $221.00 $1,901
925 925 35 200.00 $200.00 $1,850
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 80 215.00 $215.00 $1,666

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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.