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

Washington · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 5, 2021

1,020 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.00/cwt ≈ $1,132/hd at 775 lb · 240 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.00/cwt +8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 840 lb · 240 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.05/cwt -5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 650 lb · 180 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,020

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 180 151.05 $151.05 $982 -5.95
840 840 240 152.00 $152.00 $1,277 +8.39
850 850 60 150.00 $150.00 $1,275
900 900 55 138.00 $138.00 $1,242 +1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 50 136.00 $136.00 $1,122

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 100 148.05 $148.05 $888 -1.95
775 775 240 146.00 $146.00 $1,132
800 800 65 137.00 $137.00 $1,096 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 30 130.00 $130.00 $1,040

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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.