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

Washington · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

1,968 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $151.89/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 725 lb · 270 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.00/cwt ≈ $1,209/hd at 775 lb · 265 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.38/cwt -3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 656 lb · 240 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,968

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 50 152.18 $152.18 $1,004
675 675 100 156.00 $156.00 $1,053
725 725 120 156.00 $156.00 $1,131 +1.61
725 725 150 148.61 $148.61 $1,077 -5.78
775 775 265 156.00 $156.00 $1,209
800–825 813 68 148.00–150.00 $148.88 $1,210
850 850 160 145.61–147.62 $146.11 $1,242
900 900 240 148.00 $148.00 $1,332

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 50 142.18 $142.18 $867 -7.82
635 635 70 147.00 $147.00 $933 -3.00
650 650 90 148.00 $148.00 $962 ±0.00
660 660 150 140.61 $140.61 $928 -7.39
725 725 44 146.00 $146.00 $1,058 ±0.00
760–780 773 91 144.00–148.00 $145.23 $1,123
800–825 812 240 140.61–144.65 $142.63 $1,158
850 850 80 141.62 $141.62 $1,204

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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.