Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

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light 3-weight M 1 heifers $159.09/cwt ≈ $541/hd at 340 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	214	1,712	219
Feeder cattle	97	1,314	0
Slaughter cattle	64	158	64
Replacement cattle	53	240	155

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, on a limited offering; Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate. Few baby calves from 70-95 lbs 325.00-360.00 per head.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276	276	8	150.00	$150.00	$414	—
338–342	340	26	156.00–161.00	$159.09	$541	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1400	1308	80-85%	3	53.00–57.00	$55.05	$720	—
1215–1505	1407	80-85%	13	59.00–64.00	$61.21	$861	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	85-90%	2	57.00	$57.00	$547	—
1000	1000	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$500	—
930–1160	1106	85-90%	9	60.00–61.50	$60.70	$671	-1.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,040	—
1560–1675	1634	75-80%	5	58.00–61.00	$59.37	$970	-1.76

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1470	1440	2	66.00–67.50	$66.77	$961	-7.23
1552–1710	1609	7	74.00–76.00	$74.65	$1,201	—
1445–1857	1724	10	74.50–80.00	$78.45	$1,352	—
2045–2155	2100	2	82.50–87.00	$84.81	$1,781	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1105	953	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	83.00–88.00	$86.25	$822
902–1065	956	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	54.00–56.00	$54.74	$523
845–1185	971	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	91.00–103.50	$97.20	$944
715–1250	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	67.00–79.00	$74.86	$808
930–1515	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	58.00–64.50	$60.78	$740

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
962–1497	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,410.00	$1,288.72
955–1391	1282	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	750.00–925.00	$892.41
1335	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135–1310	1193	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,375.00	$1,295.74
1220	1220	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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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
1490	1490	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	+451.44

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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.