Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $145.50/cwt ≈ $1,200/hd at 825 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	271	396	214
Feeder cattle	89	89	97
Slaughter cattle	77	61	64
Replacement cattle	105	246	53

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	7	190.50	$190.50	$1,033	—
633	633	6	182.00	$182.00	$1,152	—
825	825	10	145.50	$145.50	$1,200	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	6	160.00	$160.00	$627	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	7	182.50	$182.50	$922	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1425	1319	80-85%	17	78.00–83.50	$79.84	$1,053	+2.48
1260–1385	1328	80-85%	6	70.00–77.00	$74.10	$984	-11.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1115	1070	85-90%	3	63.00–64.50	$63.52	$680	—
1035–1180	1105	85-90%	8	70.00–77.50	$75.09	$830	-5.16
1120–1185	1149	85-90%	4	79.50–81.50	$80.74	$928	+7.23

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1566	1526	75-80%	5	78.50–80.00	$78.79	$1,202	—
1495–1610	1582	75-80%	5	82.00–83.50	$82.49	$1,305	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1460	1358	2	96.50–98.00	$97.19	$1,320	—
1460	1460	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,124	—
1290–1940	1812	7	94.00–100.00	$97.49	$1,767	—
1837–1915	1863	3	105.00–107.00	$106.31	$1,981	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–985	929	(<2 yrs)	Open	43	112.50–132.00	$124.65	$1,158
1070–1138	1097	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	105.00–109.00	$106.92	$1,173
1045–1175	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	79.00–93.00	$83.43	$932
1229–1242	1233	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	64.00–71.00	$66.02	$814
995–1415	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	48.00–56.00	$51.65	$656
1245–1455	1331	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	78.00–83.00	$80.49	$1,071

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.