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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

1,320 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $243.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,847/hd at 760 lb · 360 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.00/cwt ≈ $1,995/hd at 950 lb · 240 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $245.88/cwt ≈ $1,736/hd at 706 lb · 146 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,320

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
706 706 73 245.88 $245.88 $1,736
706 706 73 245.88 $245.88 $1,736
760 760 180 243.00 $243.00 $1,847 +3.00
760 760 180 243.00 $243.00 $1,847 +3.00
821 821 15 229.80 $229.80 $1,887
821 821 15 229.80 $229.80 $1,887
900 900 60 225.00 $225.00 $2,025 +15.00
900 900 60 225.00 $225.00 $2,025 +15.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
748 748 27 211.48 $211.48 $1,582
748 748 27 211.48 $211.48 $1,582
750 750 65 235.50 $235.50 $1,766
750 750 65 235.50 $235.50 $1,766
950 950 120 210.00 $210.00 $1,995
950 950 120 210.00 $210.00 $1,995
1000 1000 120 203.00 $203.00 $2,030
1000 1000 120 203.00 $203.00 $2,030

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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.