Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.50/cwt ≈ $1,139/hd at 705 lb · 25 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $171.50/cwt ≈ $1,339/hd at 781 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	293	254
Feeder cattle	100	81
Slaughter cattle	126	144
Replacement cattle	67	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady on a light offering on last sale on summer schedule. Not enough feeder cows or feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate. Next sale will be September 6 th with sales every Tuesday going into fall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
781	781	20	171.50	$171.50	$1,339	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	25	161.50	$161.50	$1,139	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	6	176.00	$176.00	$741	—
887	887	5	142.50	$142.50	$1,264	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1228–1555	1303	80-85%	32	88.00–94.00	$90.16	$1,175	—
1235–1420	1329	80-85%	9	78.00–86.50	$81.75	$1,086	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,066	—
1415–1650	1542	75-80%	3	88.00–91.50	$89.55	$1,381	—
1495–1686	1582	75-80%	8	83.00–85.50	$84.20	$1,332	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1190	1063	85-90%	7	70.00–81.00	$74.13	$788	—
1095–1130	1113	85-90%	2	62.00–62.50	$62.25	$693	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1715	1395	3	95.50–103.00	$99.93	$1,394	—
1115–1650	1510	9	82.00–92.00	$86.22	$1,302	—
1315–2195	1778	15	90.00–100.50	$94.71	$1,684	—
1822–2115	1918	11	102.00–112.00	$106.90	$2,050	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1077	1037	(<2 yrs)	Open	44	108.50–122.00	$116.40	$1,207
1015–1207	1149	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	93.50–105.00	$95.62	$1,099
1131–1285	1208	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	70.00–71.00	$70.47	$851
1391	1391	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	90.00	$90.00	$1,252

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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.