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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 4, 2025

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $280.00/cwt ≈ $2,240/hd at 800 lb · 150 head
light 8-weight M&L 2 steers $292.00/cwt ≈ $2,336/hd at 800 lb · 150 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $315.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,914/hd at 925 lb · 70 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 514

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 150 292.00 $292.00 $2,336
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 50 325.00 $325.00 $2,681
925 925 70 315.00 $315.00 $2,914 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 15 330.00 $330.00 $2,392

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 19 310.00 $310.00 $2,248
800 800 150 280.00 $280.00 $2,240
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 20 320.00 $320.00 $2,480
850 850 40 310.00 $310.00 $2,635

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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.