light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers$197.92/cwt-10.67 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 421 lb · 102 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$182.07/cwt-9.18 vs last sale · ≈ $958/hd at 526 lb · 94 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers$231.66/cwt-10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 425 lb · 88 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
3,151
15,017
2,487
Feeder cattle
1,446
9,991
1,132
Slaughter cattle
—
2,288
—
Replacement cattle
1,705
2,738
1,355
Market comments — USDA reporter
Not enough calves and feeders for an adequate market comparison. No test on slaughter cows and bulls. Bred heifers and cows sold fully steady. Demand was moderate to good for all cattle sold. Torrington Livestock only held a bred cow sale on Monday with no feeder cattle sales due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
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
Not enough calves and feeders for an adequate market comparison. No test on slaughter cows and bulls. Bred heifers and cows sold fully steady. Demand was moderate to good for all cattle sold. Torrington Livestock only held a bred cow sale on Monday with no feeder cattle sales due to the Thanksgiving holiday.