Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

445 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.50/cwt ≈ $673/hd at 379 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.00/cwt ≈ $846/hd at 596 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	445	1,480	1,510
Feeder cattle	96	1,300	518
Slaughter cattle	122	66	101
Replacement cattle	227	114	891

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday on a light offering; slaughter cows steady with instances 1.00-2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00-3.00 higher. Limited test on feeder calves, special sale next Tuesday. Demand moderate. Individual baby calf 70 lbs $450.00 per head.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	35	177.50	$177.50	$673	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
596	596	14	142.00	$142.00	$846	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	80-85%	2	51.50	$51.50	$654	—
1220–1438	1311	80-85%	18	55.00–57.50	$55.84	$732	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1468–2010	1576	75-80%	10	50.50–56.50	$54.82	$864	-0.37
1460–1633	1608	75-80%	7	60.50–61.00	$60.94	$980	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1065	979	85-90%	5	52.00–54.50	$53.13	$520	—
1135–1175	1165	85-90%	4	57.00–58.00	$57.50	$670	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
883	883	3	112.00	$112.00	$989	—
1475–2170	1764	17	71.50–79.00	$76.56	$1,351	—
2070–2285	2183	4	81.50–84.00	$82.78	$1,807	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–990	944	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	94.00–98.00	$96.87	$914
927–1305	1104	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	49.50–56.00	$52.86	$584
1080–1165	1123	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	69.50–77.00	$73.11	$821
1100–1192	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	57.00–60.00	$58.21	$679
1118–1450	1323	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	54.50–59.50	$57.67	$763

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1680	1358	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,000.00	$980.94
1292–1637	1380	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	750.00–900.00	$864.03
1224–1628	1404	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	800.00–1,050.00	$966.44
1405–1461	1451	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,275.00–1,360.00	$1,336.90
1235–1500	1459	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	1,225.00–1,350.00	$1,297.90
1295–1720	1495	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	925.00–1,185.00	$1,120.11
1206–1618	1496	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,018.59
1340–1760	1521	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	925.00–1,025.00	$966.40

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
873–1283	1008	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,308.45
1222	1222	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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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
1430	1430	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1550	1550	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,335.00	$1,335.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030	1030	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.