Photo and headline: Cowboy State Daily, 5/13/2026
Kate Meadows reports:
By the end of the sale, more than 9,000 head of cattle had sold — cattle that normally would still be on pasture or wouldn’t hit the market until late summer.
“We will sell over 9,000 head today that normally we wouldn’t,” said Lander Nicodemus, co-owner of Torrington Livestock Markets and Cattle Country Video. “Today’s sale is because of drought.”
The unusually large sale reflects a growing reality across Wyoming as dry conditions force ranchers to sell cattle early because grass is scarce and feed supplies are tightening. [emphasis added]
“Guys are selling because they’re droughted out,” Nicodemus said. “It is absolutely an uncommon year.”
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