heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers$253.00/cwt≈ $1,996/hd at 789 lb · 209 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers$263.38/cwt≈ $2,210/hd at 839 lb · 168 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$250.26/cwt+23.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,060/hd at 823 lb · 159 head
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
2,031
377
1,075
Feeder cattle
1,304
74
0
Slaughter cattle
599
189
675
Replacement cattle
128
114
400
Market comments — USDA reporter
First reported feeder cattle and slaughter cattle auctions in a couple of weeks a market trend is not applicable. Demand was good for all weights and classes of cattle. Abnormally to moderate drought conditions continue within the state. The last drought is still plainly in-graved in cattlemen's minds, and many are starting to buy hay for late summer and winter feeding. Limited reports of a few cattlemen weaning spring calves to save some grass for the cow. Hay production is average to 30% less on tonnage than last year's bumper crop. Torrington Livestock started there Wednesday sales this week and they are roughly a month earlier than last year start up.
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
First reported feeder cattle and slaughter cattle auctions in a couple of weeks a market trend is not applicable. Demand was good for all weights and classes of cattle. Abnormally to moderate drought conditions continue within the state. The last drought is still plainly in-graved in cattlemen's minds, and many are starting to buy hay for late summer and winter feeding. Limited reports of a few cattlemen weaning spring calves to save some grass for the cow. Hay production is average to 30% less on tonnage than last year's bumper crop. Torrington Livestock started there Wednesday sales this week and they are roughly a month earlier than last year start up.