heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$150.62/cwt+8.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 675 lb · 114 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers$143.72/cwt≈ $903/hd at 628 lb · 79 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$136.18/cwt≈ $1,002/hd at 736 lb · 57 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,668
2,117
2,274
Feeder cattle
623
646
1,250
Slaughter cattle
947
754
711
Replacement cattle
1,098
717
313
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week steers sold steady and most weights of heifers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and bulls sold 4.00 higher. Stock cows or feeding cows sold 2.00 higher. Bred cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good. Even though some areas of Wyoming has received rain in the last few weeks many ranchers continue to liquidate bred cows and pairs. Roughly twice and many slaughter and replacement cattle sold this week compared to same week last year. If substantial rain doesn't come along in a large area pairs will continue to come to town and yearling cattle may be sold earlier than normal.
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 steady and most weights of heifers sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and bulls sold 4.00 higher. Stock cows or feeding cows sold 2.00 higher. Bred cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good. Even though some areas of Wyoming has received rain in the last few weeks many ranchers continue to liquidate bred cows and pairs. Roughly twice and many slaughter and replacement cattle sold this week compared to same week last year. If substantial rain doesn't come along in a large area pairs will continue to come to town and yearling cattle may be sold earlier than normal.