Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.00/cwt ≈ $815/hd at 540 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	514	796	693
Feeder cattle	69	388	372
Slaughter cattle	151	144	157
Replacement cattle	294	264	164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady with instances 3.00-5.00 higher. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Cow/calf pairs higher again this Tuesday with reputation quality pairs bringing $200.00-$300.00 higher per pair. Demand good with buyers very active on bred and cow calf pairs.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	10	151.00	$151.00	$815	—
673	673	9	142.00	$142.00	$956	+1.00
987	987	5	110.50	$110.50	$1,091	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1020	982	85-90%	6	51.50–53.00	$52.07	$511	—
1005–1175	1054	85-90%	43	55.00–65.00	$60.22	$635	+1.63
950–1197	1108	85-90%	9	54.00–59.00	$57.72	$640	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1367	1279	80-85%	30	59.00–63.50	$61.39	$785	+2.21
1330–1370	1358	80-85%	16	54.00–57.50	$55.31	$751	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1437–1785	1487	75-80%	7	65.50–67.50	$65.84	$979	—
1570	1570	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$926	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635–2260	1959	8	89.00–93.50	$90.73	$1,777	—
1920–2025	1981	7	94.50–100.50	$96.92	$1,920	—
2800	2800	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,932	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–1040	914	(<2 yrs)	Open	22	90.00–103.00	$98.85	$903
810–1155	1064	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	75.50–89.00	$80.84	$860
970–1535	1094	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	45.00–56.50	$54.07	$592
870–1205	1103	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	60.00–73.00	$64.68	$713
1190–1480	1318	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	69	58.00–67.00	$61.90	$816

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1580	1248	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	875.00–900.00	$887.63
1271–1465	1304	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,145.52
1525–1695	1563	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00–925.00	$890.31

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
1305–1485	1428	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	1,550.00–1,785.00	$1,702.74	+67.74
1490	1490	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+136.49
1195–1747	1508	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	900.00–1,250.00	$1,132.12	—
1560 fancy	1560	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,810.00	$1,810.00	—
1630 fancy	1630	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
1715	1715	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,650.00	$1,650.00	+375.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055	1055	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,385.00	$1,385.00	—
1605 fancy	1605	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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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.