light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$143.07/cwt-3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 717 lb · 503 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers$148.07/cwt≈ $1,008/hd at 681 lb · 456 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers$175.88/cwt-0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 565 lb · 261 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
4,715
5,696
7,098
Feeder cattle
3,978
3,777
4,676
Slaughter cattle
408
405
535
Replacement cattle
329
1,514
1,887
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower excepts 800 lbs steers sold 3.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good for long time weaned calves and feeder cattle with moderate to good demand for slaughter cattle. Runs a tick shorter than expected due to the cold and snow in some areas of the state. With calving just around the corner, not as many slaughter cows are coming to town. Moderate to heavy snow at higher elevations with light snow from Riverton to Powel and a foot or so on the eastern side of the state. Wyoming NRCS week snow report shows the median has increased to 93% up from 89% last week with basin high of 109% in Yellowstone and basin low of 21% in the South Platte. Last year, this week, the state median was 119 % and in 2019 was at 104%.
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 steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower excepts 800 lbs steers sold 3.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good for long time weaned calves and feeder cattle with moderate to good demand for slaughter cattle. Runs a tick shorter than expected due to the cold and snow in some areas of the state. With calving just around the corner, not as many slaughter cows are coming to town. Moderate to heavy snow at higher elevations with light snow from Riverton to Powel and a foot or so on the eastern side of the state. Wyoming NRCS week snow report shows the median has increased to 93% up from 89% last week with basin high of 109% in Yellowstone and basin low of 21% in the South Platte. Last year, this week, the state median was 119 % and in 2019 was at 104%.