Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 10, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	228	373
Feeder cattle	40	123
Slaughter cattle	164	104
Replacement cattle	24	146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago; slaughter cows steady instances 3.00-5.00 higher with slaughter bulls firm. Not enough feeder calves or feeder cows for a good market test. Demand good. Next sale will be August 24 th along with sheep and horses.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	6	135.50	$135.50	$1,240	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
757	757	5	141.50	$141.50	$1,071	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1310	1257	80-85%	18	63.00–67.50	$65.39	$822	+1.71
1222–1460	1381	80-85%	27	68.00–72.00	$69.60	$961	+2.80

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1600	1510	75-80%	25	69.50–73.00	$70.69	$1,067	—
1575–1590	1583	75-80%	2	64.00–66.50	$65.24	$1,033	+0.78
1865	1865	75-80%	2	73.50	$73.50	$1,371	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1200	1086	85-90%	5	62.00–63.50	$62.62	$680	+1.99
1132–1215	1157	85-90%	13	65.00–69.50	$67.49	$781	+1.31
1060–1201	1166	85-90%	4	53.00–56.00	$53.68	$626	-12.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1570	1422	3	78.00–86.00	$81.96	$1,165	—
1245–1580	1497	10	68.50–77.00	$73.52	$1,101	—
1720	1720	2	67.00	$67.00	$1,152	-18.04
1625–2120	1822	8	80.50–89.50	$86.64	$1,579	—
1565–2240	1874	20	91.00–98.00	$94.93	$1,779	+1.20

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
925	925	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,138
1029–1150	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	63.00–67.50	$65.34	$691
860–1235	1086	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	69.00–81.00	$76.07	$826
1260–1390	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	67.50–70.00	$68.85	$923

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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
1195	1195	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
1470	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	-443.00
1650	1650	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,560.00	$1,560.00	—

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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.