Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 472 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $191.50/cwt ≈ $958/hd at 500 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	538	558	637
Feeder cattle	92	157	154
Slaughter cattle	148	157	190
Replacement cattle	298	244	293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00-3.00 lower. not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	8	192.50	$192.50	$743	—
500	500	11	191.50	$191.50	$958	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	9	187.50	$187.50	$733	—
472	472	12	172.00	$172.00	$812	+8.00
740	740	8	124.50	$124.50	$921	-10.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	85-90%	2	53.00–55.00	$54.00	$497	—
925–1185	1109	85-90%	15	68.00–74.00	$72.64	$806	—
995–1200	1121	85-90%	36	75.00–79.50	$76.32	$856	-2.46

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1213–1420	1258	80-85%	35	74.00–80.50	$77.63	$977	+2.56
1235–1325	1278	80-85%	4	71.00–73.00	$71.78	$917	-3.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1735	1484	75-80%	16	78.00–81.00	$79.30	$1,177	—
1380–1717	1546	75-80%	5	74.00–80.50	$77.96	$1,205	-0.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1270	1250	2	74.00–85.00	$79.59	$995	—
1190–1655	1495	4	90.00–98.00	$93.08	$1,392	—
1735–2045	1895	6	87.00–97.50	$94.41	$1,789	—
1715–2120	1918	8	98.00–105.50	$101.25	$1,942	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–955	875	(<2 yrs)	Open	18	107.00–117.00	$111.10	$972
955–1005	985	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	57.50–60.00	$58.66	$578
825–1272	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	80.50–93.00	$85.52	$926
932–1205	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	65	70.00–79.00	$75.72	$825
1220–1575	1338	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	45	71.00–81.50	$78.03	$1,044

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–1195	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	62.00–67.00	$65.07	$641

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1192	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1183–1285	1211	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,252.60
1217–1432	1256	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1275–1415	1289	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,050.00–1,250.00	$1,221.01

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
953–1095	989	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,125.00–1,185.00	$1,141.62

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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
1145	1145	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1157	1157	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1188	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1243	1243	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1345–1405	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,500.00	$1,461.68	+77.97
1415–1555	1513	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,425.00–1,525.00	$1,501.61	—
1560	1560	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1043	1043	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1087	1068	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,225.00–1,425.00	$1,360.71	—

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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.