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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

894 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.00/cwt ≈ $1,890/hd at 630 lb · 171 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.82/cwt ≈ $2,337/hd at 921 lb · 170 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.88/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,000/hd at 717 lb · 125 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 894

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 80 325.00 $325.00 $1,788
640 640 88 315.00 $315.00 $2,016
910 910 50 263.00 $263.00 $2,393
925 925 120 250.00 $250.00 $2,312
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 90 287.00 $287.00 $2,210 -1.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 171 300.00 $300.00 $1,890
700–725 717 125 276.00–285.00 $278.88 $2,000 +0.88
825 825 70 259.00 $259.00 $2,137
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 100 300.00 $300.00 $1,650

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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.