Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 13, 2021

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $151.29/cwt ≈ $1,080/hd at 714 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	357	834
Feeder cattle	90	141
Slaughter cattle	153	393
Replacement cattle	114	300

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale two weeks ago; slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher with less conditioned cows lower, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00-4.00 lower. Not enough feeder cattle for a good market test few yearling steers instances 3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Summer schedule still every two weeks. Next sale July 27 th.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
712–714	714	36	150.00–151.50	$151.29	$1,080	—
1005	1005	6	120.00	$120.00	$1,206	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1150	1020	85-90%	14	57.00–62.50	$59.40	$606	—
976–1190	1088	85-90%	30	64.00–70.50	$66.63	$725	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1422	1276	80-85%	26	67.00–70.50	$69.23	$883	+3.79
1205–1440	1324	80-85%	10	63.00–66.50	$65.12	$862	+3.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1459–1635	1522	75-80%	16	69.00–71.50	$71.00	$1,081	+8.69
1560–1670	1615	75-80%	2	63.00–66.50	$64.81	$1,047	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1161–1470	1301	6	89.00–99.50	$94.06	$1,224	—
1305–1310	1308	2	71.00–77.50	$74.26	$971	—
1585–1655	1620	2	77.00–78.50	$77.77	$1,260	—
1385–1870	1657	6	82.00–88.00	$85.11	$1,410	—
1507–2120	1850	20	90.00–98.50	$95.04	$1,758	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
887–1005	904	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	51.00–53.00	$52.68	$476
715–1105	913	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	90.00–104.00	$96.57	$882
1010–1116	1074	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	73.00–82.00	$75.03	$806
1004–1240	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	63.50–70.00	$66.55	$730
1250–1550	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	62.50–70.50	$68.14	$940

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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
1242	1242	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1347	1347	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	960.00	$960.00	-249.97
1340–1405	1370	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,322.82	+353.34
1475	1475	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,085.00	$1,085.00	-340.00
1555–1790	1731	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,325.00–1,360.00	$1,332.86	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1160 thin fleshed	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	660.00	$660.00	—
1190–1525	1358	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–825.00	$781.17	—

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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.