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

Utah · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 1, 2025

1,865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $400.00/cwt ≈ $2,000/hd at 500 lb · 400 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $430.00/cwt ≈ $2,150/hd at 500 lb · 400 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $320.33/cwt ≈ $2,643/hd at 825 lb · 264 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,865

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 400 430.00 $430.00 $2,150
947 947 103 310.00 $310.00 $2,936
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 200 332.00 $332.00 $2,905

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 400 400.00 $400.00 $2,000
942 942 98 286.00 $286.00 $2,694
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 60 323.00 $323.00 $2,665
825 825 204 317.00–321.00 $319.54 $2,636
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 200 365.00 $365.00 $2,372 +5.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 200 385.00 $385.00 $2,695

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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.