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

Washington · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 3, 2023

3,802 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $225.00/cwt ≈ $1,688/hd at 750 lb · 1,600 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $219.64/cwt +6.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,913/hd at 871 lb · 642 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.00/cwt +7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,749/hd at 825 lb · 440 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 3,802

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 800 225.00 $225.00 $1,688
750 750 800 225.00 $225.00 $1,688
850–870 862 96 218.00–220.00 $218.79 $1,886 +4.27
850–870 862 96 218.00–220.00 $218.79 $1,886 +4.27
875 875 225 220.00 $220.00 $1,925 +10.00
875 875 225 220.00 $220.00 $1,925 +10.00
900 900 85 206.00–210.00 $208.59 $1,877
900 900 85 206.00–210.00 $208.59 $1,877

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 45 215.00 $215.00 $1,634
760 760 45 215.00 $215.00 $1,634
825 825 220 212.00 $212.00 $1,749 +5.48
825 825 220 212.00 $212.00 $1,749 +5.48
850 850 30 203.00 $203.00 $1,726
850 850 30 203.00 $203.00 $1,726

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 200 221.00 $221.00 $1,105
500 500 200 221.00 $221.00 $1,105

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 200 241.00 $241.00 $1,205
500 500 200 241.00 $241.00 $1,205

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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.