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

Washington · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.00/cwt ≈ $2,004/hd at 950 lb · 120 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.00/cwt -24.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,378/hd at 650 lb · 70 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $226.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 725 lb · 70 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 629

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 10 228.00 $228.00 $1,482
725 725 70 226.00 $226.00 $1,638 -4.00
800 800 60 213.00 $213.00 $1,704

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 44 220.00 $220.00 $1,386
650 650 70 212.00 $212.00 $1,378 -24.61
950 950 120 211.00 $211.00 $2,004

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 90 201.00 $201.00 $1,206
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 40 159.00 $159.00 $1,034

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 85 216.00 $216.00 $1,404
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 40 179.00 $179.00 $1,164

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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.