Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

5,051 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $164.81/cwt -5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 481 lb · 500 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.64/cwt -3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $817/hd at 565 lb · 365 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.50/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 425 lb · 318 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,051	4,167	5,509
Feeder cattle	4,964	4,167	5,509
Slaughter cattle	57	—	0
Replacement cattle	30	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, on a yearling and calf special: feeder calves under pressure on a uneven market, steer calves only under 550 lbs steady to instances 5.00-10.00 lower, 450-550 lbs steady with instances 2.00-3.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 5.00-7.00 lower instances 8.00-10.00. Yearling heifers steady to 3.00-4.00 lower, over 850 lbs steady instances 5.00 higher. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–349	339	56	177.50–191.50	$183.82	$623	-9.72
374–388	379	28	175.00–188.00	$181.43	$688	-6.24
400–430	410	296	169.00–187.50	$176.85	$725	-9.84
452–498	481	500	159.50–172.00	$164.81	$793	-5.39
504–535	514	312	152.00–164.50	$159.21	$818	-3.25
550–588	565	365	138.75–152.60	$144.64	$817	-3.05
605–648 unweaned	627	134	130.00–137.00	$134.54	$844	—
653–684 unweaned	674	24	125.00–127.00	$125.65	$847	—
677–695	688	12	134.25–139.50	$137.35	$945	+1.99
701–743	713	21	134.50–135.00	$134.85	$961	+4.85
753–790	774	18	123.50–129.50	$126.10	$976	-18.40
831–834	831	78	136.50–139.50	$136.85	$1,137	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	9	170.00	$170.00	$544	—
380	380	18	168.00	$168.00	$638	—
418	418	13	138.00	$138.00	$577	—
451–497	477	143	138.00–154.25	$151.59	$723	-4.91
517–548	538	59	141.00–148.00	$146.74	$789	+2.24
578–597	588	81	134.50–137.50	$136.11	$800	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–347	336	70	145.00–156.50	$153.10	$514	-5.44
351–393	377	207	141.00–155.50	$151.29	$570	-10.12
400–446	425	318	141.00–157.00	$149.50	$635	-3.50
466–498	480	225	134.00–141.00	$138.31	$664	-7.22
501–545	521	287	127.00–138.25	$133.66	$696	-1.79
551–599	573	114	121.00–128.50	$125.61	$720	-7.89
603–630 unweaned	612	18	121.00	$121.00	$741	—
642–645	644	14	111.00–121.00	$117.44	$756	-12.68
672	672	12	127.50	$127.50	$857	±0.00
727	727	15	133.75	$133.75	$972	-3.25
753–759	756	32	131.00–135.00	$133.01	$1,006	-0.49
758–783	771	98	123.00–134.00	$131.40	$1,013	-7.10
834	834	83	134.35	$134.35	$1,120	+1.35
850 unweaned	850	26	132.50	$132.50	$1,126	—
855–867	860	17	123.00–125.25	$124.32	$1,069	-2.68
895	895	13	125.00	$125.00	$1,119	-2.00
919–934	924	33	112.00–113.00	$112.69	$1,041	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–336	331	23	140.00	$140.00	$463	+12.00
361–368	364	27	137.50	$137.50	$500	-7.00
448	448	6	131.50	$131.50	$589	-9.14
460	460	6	125.00	$125.00	$575	—
862	862	16	85.00	$85.00	$733	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	22	171.00	$171.00	$670	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1205	1090	85-90%	28	46.50–51.00	$49.82	$543	—
1125	1125	85-90%	2	53.50	$53.50	$602	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1228–1335	1236	80-85%	13	50.00–51.00	$50.92	$629	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	75-80%	1	52.00	$52.00	$780	—
1506–1539	1530	75-80%	11	56.50–57.50	$57.23	$876	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1097	1033	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	92.00–100.00	$94.34	$975
1232–1400	1311	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	27	52.00–56.50	$54.71	$717

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

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.