Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

1,113 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.91/cwt ≈ $1,029/hd at 673 lb · 51 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $189.47/cwt ≈ $928/hd at 490 lb · 46 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $186.91/cwt ≈ $1,101/hd at 589 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,113	538	796
Feeder cattle	538	92	388
Slaughter cattle	289	148	144
Replacement cattle	286	298	264

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, with instance 7.00 higher on individual bull, feeder cows firm. Feeder calves good offering with no comparisons available from weeks previous, reputation quality replacement heifers sold per head bases. Demand good with good interest and participation for cow/calf pairs and bred cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	46	183.00–191.50	$189.47	$928	—
533	533	18	200.00	$200.00	$1,066	+8.50
581–598	589	46	184.50–189.00	$186.91	$1,101	—
623	623	7	185.00	$185.00	$1,153	—
742	742	6	149.00	$149.00	$1,106	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	7	165.00	$165.00	$729	—
508–532	519	26	162.00–164.00	$162.62	$844	—
559	559	7	157.00	$157.00	$878	—
647	647	17	164.00	$164.00	$1,061	—
668–675	671	31	153.50–164.00	$159.91	$1,073	—
673–681	676	20	141.00–144.00	$142.06	$960	—
831	831	7	122.50	$122.50	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
753–781	771	91	1,150.00–1,185.00	$1,173.36	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	7	193.00	$193.00	$695	—
445	445	6	182.50	$182.50	$812	—
582	582	29	176.75	$176.75	$1,029	—
759	759	26	150.00	$150.00	$1,138	—
959	959	11	128.00	$128.00	$1,228	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1200	961	85-90%	7,899	64.00–72.50	$72.49	$697	—
990–1205	1094	85-90%	6	58.00–65.00	$62.23	$681	—
1095–1195	1140	85-90%	44	73.00–79.00	$75.76	$864	-0.56

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1221–1437	1266	80-85%	29	68.00–74.00	$71.52	$905	-6.11
1220–1440	1318	80-85%	26	75.00–81.50	$76.81	$1,012	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1805	1503	75-80%	8	67.00–75.00	$71.85	$1,080	—
1490–1870	1583	75-80%	6	77.00–81.50	$78.20	$1,238	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1400	1298	5	75.00–85.00	$78.36	$1,017	—
1245–1550	1430	5	95.00–97.50	$96.76	$1,384	—
1705–1765	1744	8	92.00–98.50	$96.85	$1,689	—
1575–2080	1858	10	101.00–112.00	$106.25	$1,974	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–1125	954	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	75.00–84.00	$76.43	$729
905–1097	979	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	91.00–107.00	$101.83	$997
880–1430	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	67.00–81.00	$71.15	$761
1230–1265	1258	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	56.00–60.00	$56.78	$714
1213–1550	1343	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	46	68.00–81.00	$76.80	$1,031

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1365	1181	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,224.44
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1344	1344	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00	$850.00
1407	1407	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	950.00	$950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1008–1145	1026	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,000.00–1,160.00	$1,013.73
1060	1060	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
903	903	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	875.00	$875.00

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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
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1115–1475	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,113.89	-336.11
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-350.00
1189–1271	1211	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	800.00–910.00	$830.79	-394.21
1085–1455	1319	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,343.03	—
1325–1351	1338	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,325.00–1,510.00	$1,418.40	—
1205–1485	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,186.20	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1172	1172	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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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.