Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	396	462	1,712
Feeder cattle	89	328	1,314
Slaughter cattle	61	67	158
Replacement cattle	246	67	240

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows steady to 2.00-6.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady instances 10.00 higher. feeder cows 2.00-5.00 higher. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate to good on a special bred cow sale. Baby calves 250.00-300.00 per head.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
748	748	26	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	5	162.00	$162.00	$849	+1.27
615	615	8	160.00	$160.00	$984	+12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	9	144.25	$144.25	$909	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1165	1103	85-90%	18	77.00–82.50	$80.25	$885	—
1005–1200	1124	85-90%	5	70.50–75.00	$73.51	$826	—
1180	1180	85-90%	1	64.00	$64.00	$755	-13.07

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	80-85%	1	68.00	$68.00	$833	—
1243–1370	1309	80-85%	13	75.00–80.00	$77.36	$1,013	—
1270–1400	1345	80-85%	5	82.50–90.00	$85.58	$1,151	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645	1645	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,349	—
1630–1710	1670	75-80%	2	86.00–94.50	$90.35	$1,509	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1720	1614	8	96.50–100.50	$98.68	$1,593	+11.68
1500–1865	1681	8	76.00–88.50	$84.54	$1,421	—
1562–1956	1774	19	92.50–98.50	$97.12	$1,723	—
1895–2300	2098	2	103.00–113.00	$108.48	$2,276	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1015	952	(<2 yrs)	Open	23	113.00–126.00	$115.77	$1,102
765–1195	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	74.00–85.00	$80.68	$785
820–1091	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	90.00–104.00	$98.51	$1,029
1236–1365	1273	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	74.00–78.50	$77.57	$987
1290–1550	1396	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	79.50–87.00	$81.73	$1,141

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1027–1420	1242	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	1,325.00–1,475.00	$1,413.95
1150–1570	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,245.28
1270–1505	1292	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	1,010.00–1,210.00	$1,195.55
1370	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
981–1027	989	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,350.00–1,455.00	$1,364.54

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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
1390	1390	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1390–1410	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,274.82	—
1390–1440	1407	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,675.00–1,750.00	$1,724.41	—
1441	1441	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.