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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

2,261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $273.13/cwt +7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,327/hd at 852 lb · 1,418 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.52/cwt +7.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,100/hd at 800 lb · 306 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $308.01/cwt ≈ $2,079/hd at 675 lb · 292 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,261

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,015
675 675 290 308.00 $308.00 $2,079
750 750 20 293.00 $293.00 $2,198
850 850 1,268 274.52 $274.52 $2,333 +14.52
850 850 40 268.00 $268.00 $2,278 +8.00
875 875 110 259.00 $259.00 $2,266 +3.00
975 975 120 246.00 $246.00 $2,398

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 100 274.00 $274.00 $2,000
800 800 306 262.52 $262.52 $2,100 +7.01
850 850 5 248.00 $248.00 $2,108

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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.