Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 1, 2022

2,017 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.50/cwt ≈ $1,032/hd at 681 lb · 219 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $185.41/cwt +6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 574 lb · 184 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.00/cwt ≈ $1,162/hd at 625 lb · 178 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,017	639	3,248
Feeder cattle	1,800	307	2,905
Slaughter cattle	156	164	121
Replacement cattle	61	168	222

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday; slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady with instances 3.00-5.00 higher. On special feeder calf sale, calves compared to two weeks ago; steers under 550 lbs steady with instances 9.00-13.00 higher, 550-650 lb steers under pressure with instances 4.00-7.00 lower. Heifer calves under pressure with instances 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good with special bred cow sale next Tuesday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	5	231.00	$231.00	$869	—
408–414	410	17	211.00–226.50	$221.89	$910	—
452–473	462	77	205.00–225.50	$215.18	$994	—
505–514	509	84	198.25–209.25	$206.83	$1,053	+20.98
561–599	574	184	181.50–187.50	$185.41	$1,064	+6.37
625	625	178	186.00	$186.00	$1,162	—
676–693	680	68	160.00–168.50	$166.14	$1,130	—
706–723	710	82	155.25–168.00	$164.70	$1,169	—
750	750	6	153.50	$153.50	$1,151	—
849	849	20	153.25	$153.25	$1,301	+2.75
903	903	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,309	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–489	483	19	191.00–193.00	$192.17	$928	—
502–526	514	20	172.50–187.00	$179.92	$925	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	11	151.00	$151.00	$915	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289–294	291	18	188.00–205.00	$194.68	$567	—
327–333	331	15	192.00–195.50	$193.15	$639	—
392	392	22	184.00	$184.00	$721	—
432–434	433	20	185.50–186.00	$185.87	$805	+7.63
458–498	484	94	170.00–181.00	$175.00	$847	+8.00
513	513	8	172.00	$172.00	$882	—
528–545	541	60	163.25–165.25	$164.35	$889	—
611	611	10	156.00	$156.00	$953	—
608–649	624	81	148.75–160.00	$152.42	$951	—
659	659	7	147.50	$147.50	$972	—
680–685	682	212	151.00–152.50	$151.63	$1,034	—
716	716	9	142.50	$142.50	$1,020	—
812	812	22	140.00	$140.00	$1,137	—
898	898	6	131.00	$131.00	$1,176	—
907	907	9	132.00	$132.00	$1,197	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	5	155.00	$155.00	$648	—
498	498	12	151.00	$151.00	$752	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1226–1375	1283	80-85%	30	69.00–75.50	$71.07	$912	+0.91
1235–1420	1308	80-85%	15	64.00–72.50	$67.23	$879	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–990	965	85-90%	2	60.00–61.00	$60.51	$584	—
1010–1195	1151	85-90%	20	67.00–74.00	$69.44	$799	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1635	1517	75-80%	7	68.00–69.50	$69.06	$1,048	-9.73
1420–1770	1581	75-80%	8	71.50–76.50	$73.99	$1,170	+10.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1460	1370	3	74.50–77.00	$75.99	$1,041	—
1175–1595	1412	5	83.00–89.00	$85.01	$1,200	+0.71
1490–2170	1748	9	87.00–95.00	$90.98	$1,590	+15.17
1685–2006	1866	35	97.00–105.25	$99.19	$1,851	+2.93
2130	2130	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,810	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125–1250	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	69.25–75.50	$71.12	$855
1020–1600	1212	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	64.00–68.00	$65.81	$798
1275–1555	1371	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	35	69.00–72.00	$70.01	$960

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1345	1212	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,127.79

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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.