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

Washington · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

1,131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.66/cwt +29.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,482/hd at 900 lb · 350 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $169.66/cwt ≈ $1,612/hd at 950 lb · 315 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.62/cwt -1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 816 lb · 176 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,131	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	170	158.53	$158.53	$1,348	—
950 fancy	950	315	169.66	$169.66	$1,612	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	60	142.00	$142.00	$1,136	-7.53
825	825	116	150.53	$150.53	$1,242	+1.00
900 fancy	900	350	164.66	$164.66	$1,482	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	120	135.00	$135.00	$1,215	—

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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.