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Wyoming-Nebraska Direct Cattle Report

Wyoming · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

645 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.34/cwt ≈ $1,138/hd at 860 lb · 240 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.50/cwt ≈ $784/hd at 570 lb · 170 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.00/cwt ≈ $888/hd at 600 lb · 160 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 645

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 160 148.00 $148.00 $888
700 700 75 145.50 $145.50 $1,018

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 170 137.50 $137.50 $784
860 860 240 132.34 $132.34 $1,138

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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.