heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers$175.41/cwt-3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 480 lb · 290 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$143.45/cwt-3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 518 lb · 183 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers$166.85/cwt-0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 378 lb · 156 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
7,283
14,535
5,529
Feeder cattle
2,905
9,965
1,412
Slaughter cattle
2,228
2,358
1,917
Replacement cattle
2,150
2,212
2,200
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold unevenly steady. Bred heifers and cows sold steady on comparable offerings. Slaughter cows and feeding cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Shorten receipts this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday as Torrington Livestock had only a Monday sale. Quite a lot of weigh-up cows, young and old, went back to the county to be fed. Demand was good for calves, feeders and bred heifers and cows with moderate demand for slaughter cattle. Dry conditions continue to prevail across the state. Many are very hopeful that some moisture will come this fall and through the winter. Large amounts of snow pack is needed so there will be amply amounts of irrigation and drinking water for next years growing season. Wishing everyone a save and Happy Thanksgiving!!
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.
Cattle Market
Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold unevenly steady. Bred heifers and cows sold steady on comparable offerings. Slaughter cows and feeding cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Shorten receipts this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday as Torrington Livestock had only a Monday sale. Quite a lot of weigh-up cows, young and old, went back to the county to be fed. Demand was good for calves, feeders and bred heifers and cows with moderate demand for slaughter cattle. Dry conditions continue to prevail across the state. Many are very hopeful that some moisture will come this fall and through the winter. Large amounts of snow pack is needed so there will be amply amounts of irrigation and drinking water for next years growing season. Wishing everyone a save and Happy Thanksgiving!!