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

Washington · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 21, 2022

574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.02/cwt +7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 813 lb · 124 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.70/cwt ≈ $1,235/hd at 764 lb · 115 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $177.00/cwt +3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,239/hd at 700 lb · 110 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 574

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 110 177.00 $177.00 $1,239 +3.91
800 800 25 160.00 $160.00 $1,280
850 850 110 166.00 $166.00 $1,411 +3.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 90 168.00 $168.00 $1,058 +8.00
750–775 764 115 160.00–163.00 $161.70 $1,235
800 800 59 161.53 $161.53 $1,292 +1.53
825 825 65 172.00 $172.00 $1,419 +12.00

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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.