Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 1, 2022

2,241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.10/cwt ≈ $1,016/hd at 623 lb · 349 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.81/cwt ≈ $987/hd at 575 lb · 223 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.07/cwt ≈ $931/hd at 538 lb · 202 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,241	143	1,480
Feeder cattle	1,933	63	1,300
Slaughter cattle	163	39	66
Replacement cattle	145	41	114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday on a Special feeder calf sale, slaughter cows and bulls steady instances 1.00-5.00 higher, good offering of feeder cows return to feed. Feeder calves comparisons from two weeks ago; steer calves unevenly steady with lower undertones noted. Feeder heifers lower undertones noted on lighter weigh calves. Heifers weighing over 550 lbs steady to higher overtones noted, on reputation or replacement quality calves. Demand good to moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382–388	385	31	220.00–232.00	$227.01	$874	—
426–445	436	55	201.00–214.00	$204.13	$890	—
475–484	482	36	206.00–215.00	$213.03	$1,027	—
504–531	524	22	182.00–182.50	$182.37	$956	—
555–583	569	65	169.00–183.00	$177.69	$1,011	—
605–627	624	55	182.25–186.50	$182.85	$1,141	—
656	656	7	173.00	$173.00	$1,135	—
710–748	728	17	160.00–161.00	$160.48	$1,168	—
832	832	17	147.25	$147.25	$1,225	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	9	169.00	$169.00	$977	—
613–644	630	29	151.00–169.00	$158.85	$1,001	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	331	18	183.00–190.00	$186.80	$618	—
375	375	9	177.50	$177.50	$666	—
414–439	432	55	172.50–186.00	$179.35	$775	—
451–464	458	65	173.00–185.50	$180.20	$825	+4.95
526–546	538	202	163.00–175.00	$173.07	$931	—
560	560	69	177.00	$177.00	$991	—
560–592	581	154	158.50–174.25	$169.49	$985	—
602–647	623	349	158.00–165.50	$163.10	$1,016	—
651–681	660	85	157.00–162.60	$161.33	$1,065	—
724–748	738	19	141.00	$141.00	$1,041	—
765–771	767	60	145.50–152.00	$150.04	$1,151	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–457	454	29	147.00–161.00	$155.91	$708	—
602	602	15	147.00	$147.00	$885	—
688	688	31	142.00	$142.00	$977	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1105	1070	85-90%	4	58.00–62.50	$60.28	$645	-13.72
855–1195	1081	85-90%	11	64.00–68.50	$66.79	$722	-7.21
1085–1167	1143	85-90%	42	69.50–75.00	$71.70	$820	+5.66

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1237–1390	1270	80-85%	17	73.50–82.50	$76.25	$968	+9.05
1220–1450	1300	80-85%	17	65.50–72.50	$69.84	$908	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1397–1705	1508	75-80%	7	74.50–76.50	$75.67	$1,141	—
1515–1640	1559	75-80%	7	78.00–79.00	$78.35	$1,221	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,089	—
1360–1870	1594	9	88.00–96.00	$93.75	$1,494	—
1605–1845	1771	4	97.00–106.00	$100.93	$1,787	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–965	887	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	53.00–61.00	$57.52	$510
825–958	923	(<2 yrs)	Open	24	111.00–124.00	$115.63	$1,067
825–1032	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	98.00–107.50	$102.31	$1,023
1051–1218	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	80.00–90.00	$84.06	$933
800–1185	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	69.50–78.50	$74.22	$835
1245–1585	1414	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	39	74.50–81.00	$78.87	$1,115

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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.