Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.75/cwt ≈ $1,087/hd at 795 lb · 28 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt ≈ $1,102/hd at 882 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.00/cwt ≈ $761/hd at 464 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	558	255	1,409
Feeder cattle	157	72	920
Slaughter cattle	157	113	262
Replacement cattle	244	70	227

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday on a bred and pairs special; slaughter cows steady instances 1.00-2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher with instances 6.00 on individual bull, feeder cows firm. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand good with good buyer attendance for bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Few baby calves; 80 lbs 150.00, 210-230 lbs 250.00-300.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	5	161.00	$161.00	$1,216	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	8	176.00	$176.00	$734	—
464	464	11	164.00	$164.00	$761	—
638	638	7	147.50	$147.50	$941	—
709	709	5	135.00	$135.00	$957	—
795	795	28	136.75	$136.75	$1,087	—
882	882	12	125.00	$125.00	$1,102	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1355	1288	80-85%	16	71.00–78.00	$75.07	$967	-7.70
1205–1407	1303	80-85%	26	79.00–84.50	$80.76	$1,052	+7.02

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
966–1205	1070	85-90%	21	70.00–74.00	$72.98	$781	-0.30
1115–1200	1149	85-90%	14	77.00–81.50	$78.78	$905	+0.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1396–1760	1514	75-80%	11	75.00–81.00	$78.89	$1,194	-0.31
1450–1760	1569	75-80%	9	82.50–85.00	$84.11	$1,320	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1965	1596	8	87.00–95.50	$90.37	$1,442	—
1615–1670	1643	2	76.50–81.00	$78.71	$1,293	—
1290–1872	1679	12	89.50–98.50	$96.28	$1,617	—
1755–2160	1956	7	100.00–108.00	$104.75	$2,049	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
872–965	937	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	107.00–116.50	$110.69	$1,037
870–1180	1081	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	83.00–101.50	$92.13	$996
925–1200	1142	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	73.00–81.50	$75.14	$858
1230–1525	1378	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	78.00–80.00	$78.89	$1,087

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–1053	938	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	59.00–67.50	$61.52	$577

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1100–1165	1133	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–1,000.00	$927.15
1162	1162	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00
1216	1216	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1485	1485	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
861	861	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	957.50	$957.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1145	1076	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,194.87

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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
1293–1483	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	47	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,834.48	—
1334	1334	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1335–1392	1358	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,414.24	—
1365–1412	1386	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	1,200.00–1,575.00	$1,383.71	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1705	1705	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1355	1355	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1162	1162	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.