Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 12, 2021

1,776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.04/cwt -18.14 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 628 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $154.50/cwt -21.25 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 535 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,776	5,597	2,017
Feeder cattle	113	5,597	280
Slaughter cattle	81	—	117
Replacement cattle	1,582	—	1,620

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday not enough feeder calves for a good market test. First reported cow and bull sale of the year with no comparisons available. Good demand and participation for bred heifer and cow sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	10	154.50	$154.50	$827	-21.25
600–649	628	21	133.00–142.50	$139.04	$873	-18.14
662	662	8	141.00	$141.00	$933	-5.19

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	6	142.00	$142.00	$738	-12.46
659	659	6	129.75	$129.75	$855	-4.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1347	1305	80-85%	11	44.00–47.50	$45.29	$591	—
1250–1440	1345	80-85%	2	49.00–53.50	$51.09	$687	—
1250–1404	1385	80-85%	8	41.00–42.00	$41.89	$580	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1760	1546	75-80%	15	44.00–47.00	$45.30	$700	—
1403–1775	1634	75-80%	3	48.50–50.50	$49.40	$807	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1115	1108	85-90%	3	49.50–50.00	$49.84	$552	—
1115	1115	85-90%	1	46.50	$46.50	$518	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1687	1525	5	67.00–70.00	$68.61	$1,046	—
1530–2445	1804	11	71.50–77.00	$72.98	$1,317	—
1640–2550	2050	16	65.00–70.00	$66.31	$1,359	—
2555	2555	1	57.00	$57.00	$1,456	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
667–915	807	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	90.00–109.00	$97.82	$789
917–1150	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	71.00–87.00	$80.55	$808
1017–1145	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	55.00–68.00	$60.99	$659
1020–1450	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	99	45.00–54.50	$48.83	$595
1110–1710	1410	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	40.00–44.00	$41.57	$586
1120–1667	1562	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	34	41.00–45.00	$44.32	$692

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1430	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,015.73
995–1230	1142	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	63	1,260.00–1,650.00	$1,523.00
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1140–1375	1244	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	263	600.00–925.00	$734.80
1126–1456	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	134	1,125.00–1,400.00	$1,311.09
1217–1403	1261	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	950.00–1,075.00	$1,018.19
1210–1400	1266	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	575.00–735.00	$634.23
1196–1342	1303	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	900.00–1,200.00	$1,072.21
1224–1444	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	268	675.00–810.00	$742.06
1163–1560	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	123	775.00–1,085.00	$997.80
1200–1560	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	700.00–925.00	$882.39

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225–1592	1299	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	75	925.00–1,150.00	$1,102.13
965–1404	1346	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	950.00–1,225.00	$1,179.39
1385	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
930	930	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,260.00	$1,260.00
911–1045	994	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	63	1,225.00–1,350.00	$1,267.18
1084–1256	1095	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	177	1,250.00–1,485.00	$1,414.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–990	959	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	950.00–1,000.00	$958.38

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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.