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

Washington · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

1,074 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.11/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 854 lb · 555 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $128.38/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 900 lb · 135 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $138.81/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 755 lb · 134 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,074 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 70 135.89 $135.89 $1,019 -4.94
760 760 64 142.00 $142.00 $1,079 +1.17
800 800 70 127.81 $127.81 $1,022 -7.19
850 850 350 129.76 $129.76 $1,103 -7.24
850–885 861 205 130.00–135.00 $133.41 $1,149 +1.27
900 900 55 132.00 $132.00 $1,188 +0.78
900 900 80 125.89 $125.89 $1,133 -5.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 100 129.89 $129.89 $942 -5.03
850 850 80 119.89 $119.89 $1,019 -6.11

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Reading this report

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.