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

Washington · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 675 lb · 200 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 650 lb · 180 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.00/cwt ≈ $1,207/hd at 850 lb · 150 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 930

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 200 163.00 $163.00 $1,100 -1.00
870 870 40 148.00 $148.00 $1,288 -2.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 60 147.00 $147.00 $1,176
850 850 120 143.50 $143.50 $1,220 -6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 65 146.00 $146.00 $1,110

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 180 152.00 $152.00 $988 +4.00
850 850 150 142.00 $142.00 $1,207
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 115 145.00 $145.00 $1,051

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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.