Cattle Market Pulse

Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

643 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $181.34/cwt +21.72 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 471 lb · 56 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.14/cwt -10.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 779 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 447 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 643 1,937 1,011
Feeder cattle 507 1,653 712
Slaughter cattle 82 204 155
Replacement cattle 54 80 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, on a light offering; slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Few yearling steers on a steady market, heifers under pressure with instances 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder calves light offering unevenly steady with instances 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good to moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–383 373 17 187.50–193.00 $190.35 $710 -11.65
400 400 5 184.00 $184.00 $736 +2.02
457–479 471 56 175.00–187.00 $181.34 $854 +21.72
520 520 7 169.00 $169.00 $879 +8.50
601–612 608 26 152.50–161.75 $155.66 $946 -11.39
744 744 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,079 -6.20
788 788 15 142.50 $142.50 $1,123 -18.50
891 891 17 146.50 $146.50 $1,305 +0.56
952 952 7 142.25 $142.25 $1,354 +3.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 13 175.00 $175.00 $598 —
392 392 5 172.00 $172.00 $674 —
447 447 26 162.50 $162.50 $726 +3.50
469–489 484 19 155.00–158.00 $155.77 $754 +3.77
502 502 7 148.00 $148.00 $743 +7.00
693 693 6 136.00 $136.00 $942 -12.00
753–793 773 18 131.50–134.50 $132.96 $1,028 -10.29
788 788 13 131.00 $131.00 $1,032 -11.63
890 890 6 128.25 $128.25 $1,141 -11.75
990 990 18 124.25 $124.25 $1,230 -11.25
997 997 7 122.50 $122.50 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 6 120.00 $120.00 $728 -11.25

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $534 —
815–1155 1025 85-90% 3 44.00–46.00 $45.29 $464 —
775–1188 1148 85-90% 19 51.00–55.00 $53.80 $618 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $697 —
1320 1320 80-85% 2 46.00 $46.00 $607 -7.21
1347 1347 80-85% 4 59.00 $59.00 $795 +10.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1511–1535 1517 75-80% 4 58.00–61.50 $60.61 $919 +5.11
1615 1615 75-80% 1 65.50 $65.50 $1,058 -0.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 68.00 $68.00 $935 -1.25
1405 1405 2 72.50 $72.50 $1,019 —
1600–2055 1837 5 84.00–85.50 $84.68 $1,556 —
1600–2360 1901 11 74.00–82.00 $78.67 $1,496 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–825 813 2 137.00–140.00 $138.48 $1,126 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690–935 798 (<2 yrs)Open 3 110.50–115.25 $112.22 $896
850–1052 934 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 43.50–51.00 $48.40 $452
977–1105 997 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 71.00–84.00 $80.25 $800
950–1220 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 54.00–61.00 $56.20 $668
1250–1414 1334 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 21 54.00–59.00 $57.12 $762

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00

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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.