Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

1,726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.13/cwt ≈ $1,203/hd at 695 lb · 134 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $205.64/cwt +15.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 535 lb · 106 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.78/cwt ≈ $921/hd at 530 lb · 97 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,726	271	2,063
Feeder cattle	1,459	89	1,799
Slaughter cattle	110	77	124
Replacement cattle	157	105	140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a back to grass and feeder special; slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, most in demand were heiferettes and young cows returning to feed. Reputation quality feeder calves higher overtones noted on a light offering from two weeks ago for comparisons. Demand moderate to good. Baby calves ranged from 75-80 lbs 125.00-225.00, 105-125 lbs 225.00-300.00 each.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–421	414	11	222.00–223.00	$222.54	$921	—
462–480	470	18	204.00–217.49	$211.37	$993	—
513–547	535	106	198.00–221.00	$205.64	$1,100	+15.14
592	592	9	184.00	$184.00	$1,089	—
607–643	630	49	176.50–188.00	$180.10	$1,135	-1.90
661–699	695	134	166.00–173.50	$173.13	$1,203	—
702	702	90	175.00	$175.00	$1,228	—
765–783	770	90	142.00–151.50	$150.11	$1,156	—
825	825	63	152.25	$152.25	$1,256	+6.75
940	940	8	136.50	$136.50	$1,283	—
1075	1075	9	132.50	$132.50	$1,424	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	8	170.00	$170.00	$573	—
420	420	6	185.00	$185.00	$777	—
489	489	9	190.00	$190.00	$929	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–398	389	45	172.00–184.00	$175.10	$681	—
419–424	422	13	168.00–180.00	$173.50	$732	—
450–467	458	29	173.00–184.00	$178.41	$817	—
515–542	530	97	173.00–178.00	$173.78	$921	—
573–584	581	54	155.00–166.25	$163.22	$948	—
629–648	635	90	151.00–154.50	$152.43	$968	—
677–698	688	53	142.50–152.00	$144.28	$993	—
705–748	724	43	143.25–146.00	$144.51	$1,046	—
760–769	766	65	144.75–147.75	$146.79	$1,124	—
888	888	10	128.50	$128.50	$1,141	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1006–1116	1034	85-90%	12	65.00–66.00	$65.27	$675	—
1070–1180	1103	85-90%	47	69.00–75.00	$72.97	$805	-2.12
1142–1197	1170	85-90%	4	78.50–84.00	$81.31	$951	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1370	1287	80-85%	8	72.50–78.00	$75.82	$976	—
1300–1405	1347	80-85%	21	79.00–84.00	$81.58	$1,099	+7.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1590	1513	75-80%	2	81.50–82.50	$81.97	$1,240	+3.18
1490–1687	1614	75-80%	5	72.00–77.00	$75.23	$1,214	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1480	1406	4	87.50–93.00	$89.98	$1,265	—
1607–1610	1608	3	86.50–93.00	$88.67	$1,426	—
1560–1760	1660	2	98.00–102.50	$100.39	$1,666	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–1250	956	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	92.00–109.00	$103.33	$988
895–1072	1017	(<2 yrs)	Open	72	111.00–125.50	$115.24	$1,172
890–1230	1122	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	72.50–85.00	$81.75	$917
1290–1322	1311	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	62.00–65.00	$64.02	$839
1280–1467	1329	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	77.00–80.00	$78.79	$1,047

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–1190	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	60.00–70.00	$63.39	$676

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1067–1100	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,140.99
1320	1320	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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
1525	1525	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.