Not enough comparable offerings from last week on steers and heifers for an adequate market trend. However, a higher undertone was noted. Demand was good for yearlings coming off of summer grass and heading to the feedlot. Most of these feeders are coming off of short, dry summer grass and should have some compensatory gains in the feedlot. Many farmers and ranchers have been thankful for irrigation this year as this has been the only mean of moisture for the majority of the summer. Many have been running water to grow winter feed and to raise summer crops. Some aspects of the hay market moved up in price this week as the demand remains very good from local and out of state buyers. Bulk of the feeder cattle receipts came from Torrington Livestock as they started there Wednesday feeder cattle only sale a couple of week earlier than last year.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | — | 334 | 510.00 | 510.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 13 | — | 586 | 151.00 | 151.00 |
| 48 | — | 668 | 139.00–150.50 | 148.11 |
| 86 | — | 606 | 144.00–151.00 | 146.44 |
| 94 | — | 918 | 131.00–132.25 | 131.65 |
| 104 | — | 968 | 121.50–127.00 | 124.50 |
| 172 | — | 805 | 132.00–141.00 | 136.69 |
| 202 | — | 775 | 132.50–142.00 | 137.67 |
| 232 | — | 716 | 140.00–150.50 | 146.98 |
| 318 | — | 875 | 128.00–135.00 | 131.40 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 35 | — | 804 | 129.00 | 129.00 |
| 57 | — | 873 | 123.75–127.00 | 124.78 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 29 | — | 346 | 184.00 | 184.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 23 | — | 1,036 | 126.50–127.00 | 126.87 |
| 40 | — | 693 | 154.00–157.00 | 155.12 |
| 46 | — | 620 | 163.00–167.00 | 164.61 |
| 57 | — | 914 | 134.00–141.00 | 139.16 |
| 72 | — | 716 | 154.00–158.50 | 156.75 |
| 76 | — | 774 | 150.00–154.50 | 152.36 |
| 93 | — | 957 | 135.50–136.00 | 135.90 |
| 105 | — | 824 | 142.00–148.50 | 146.21 |
| 155 | — | 877 | 138.50–144.00 | 140.83 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 85 | — | 822 | 153.25 | 153.25 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 633 | 155.00 | 155.00 |
| 17 | — | 762 | 132.00 | 132.00 |
| 21 | — | 912 | 127.50 | 127.50 |
| 27 | — | 1,033 | 117.00 | 117.00 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 16 | — | 1,998 | 101.00–116.50 | 104.79 |
| 64 | — | 1,890 | 87.00–99.00 | 93.86 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 58 | — | 1,319 | 62.00–70.00 | 65.91 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 283 | — | 1,314 | 62.50–75.50 | 66.15 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,770 | 70.00 | 70.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 116 | — | 1,164 | 56.00–63.50 | 60.46 |