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Wyoming-Nebraska Direct Cattle Report

Wyoming · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

1,026 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $160.00/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 875 lb · 350 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.69/cwt ≈ $1,217/hd at 762 lb · 127 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.52/cwt ≈ $1,220/hd at 800 lb · 125 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,026

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 65 182.00 $182.00 $956 -8.00
650 650 75 163.00 $163.00 $1,060
700 700 70 160.00 $160.00 $1,120
750–775 762 127 157.00–162.50 $159.69 $1,217
800 800 125 152.00–153.00 $152.52 $1,220
875 875 350 160.00 $160.00 $1,400 +6.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 70 157.00 $157.00 $1,099

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 65 165.00 $165.00 $784 -11.00
800 800 79 149.29 $149.29 $1,194

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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.