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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

2,589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $231.13/cwt ≈ $1,870/hd at 809 lb · 675 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.00/cwt +17.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,764/hd at 700 lb · 154 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.00/cwt ≈ $1,672/hd at 800 lb · 120 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,589

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 100 304.00 $304.00 $1,642
700 700 154 252.00 $252.00 $1,764 +17.91
800 800 65 223.00 $223.00 $1,784
810 810 610 232.00 $232.00 $1,879
850 850 85 216.00 $216.00 $1,836
875 875 20 217.00 $217.00 $1,899

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 110 293.00 $293.00 $1,465
650 650 85 256.00 $256.00 $1,664 +36.00
800 800 120 209.00 $209.00 $1,672
850 850 40 205.00 $205.00 $1,742

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 600 224.00 $224.00 $1,344

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 600 237.00 $237.00 $1,540

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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.