Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

1,480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.50/cwt ≈ $994/hd at 639 lb · 257 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.31/cwt ≈ $1,032/hd at 673 lb · 148 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.85/cwt ≈ $988/hd at 761 lb · 136 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,480	540	397
Feeder cattle	1,300	95	153
Slaughter cattle	66	107	81
Replacement cattle	114	338	163

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a feeder calf special; slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder calves compared to two weeks ago; steer calves unevenly steady with best advances on 500-550 lb calves instances 4.00-10.00 higher, 650-685 lb steers instances 7.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs lower undertones noted, over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262	262	7	201.00	$201.00	$527	—
332	332	6	201.00	$201.00	$667	—
457–495	479	14	182.75–184.00	$183.26	$878	—
500–541	530	54	172.75–185.50	$178.18	$944	+14.18
551–586	578	45	166.00–173.75	$167.52	$968	—
602–649	639	257	148.00–161.50	$155.50	$994	—
653–698	673	148	145.00–155.50	$153.31	$1,032	—
718	718	23	142.00	$142.00	$1,020	+6.50
752–796	785	25	132.50	$132.50	$1,040	—
802–822	815	103	131.00–135.00	$133.72	$1,090	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	16	165.00	$165.00	$874	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	5	160.00	$160.00	$653	—
493	493	10	160.00	$160.00	$789	—
539–545	543	25	152.00–157.00	$153.99	$836	—
563	563	9	147.00	$147.00	$828	—
609–636	625	26	130.00–138.50	$133.53	$835	+0.53
651–687	657	72	130.50–136.00	$134.61	$884	—
703–710	706	15	131.00–133.50	$132.01	$932	—
753–785	761	136	124.50–131.25	$129.85	$988	—
870	870	19	126.00	$126.00	$1,096	—
922	922	11	101.00	$101.00	$931	—
996	996	6	101.50	$101.50	$1,011	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	11	131.00	$131.00	$714	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	6	123.50	$123.50	$969	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1175	1115	85-90%	13	51.50–57.00	$54.45	$607	+0.71

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1490	1376	80-85%	7	54.50–57.00	$55.50	$764	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1595	1555	75-80%	3	53.50–57.00	$55.19	$858	—
1800	1800	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$1,062	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535	1535	2	70.00	$70.00	$1,074	—
1720	1720	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,221	—
1520–2150	1813	4	75.00–81.00	$77.66	$1,408	-0.40

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
942–1050	985	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	89.00–100.00	$93.78	$924
830–1216	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	80.00–87.50	$84.69	$900
1080–1085	1083	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	46.00–49.50	$47.75	$517
1135–1240	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	64.00–71.00	$66.61	$795
1015–1590	1249	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	53.50–58.00	$55.00	$687
1175–1635	1351	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	56.50–63.00	$59.18	$800

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1210–1425	1291	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	800.00–1,000.00	$952.52
900–1423	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	1,010.00–1,450.00	$1,395.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1070	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–825.00	$804.59
1255–1415	1277	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	850.00–1,075.00	$1,046.66

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00
950	950	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.