Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 6, 2022

649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.82/cwt +27.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,457/hd at 858 lb · 98 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.75/cwt ≈ $1,384/hd at 806 lb · 53 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $180.74/cwt +9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,395/hd at 772 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	649	293	1,937
Feeder cattle	491	100	1,653
Slaughter cattle	123	126	204
Replacement cattle	35	67	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago on Tuesday sale, slaughter cows mostly steady with instances 2.00-3.00 lower with slaughter bulls firm instance 2.00 lower. Several yearlings offerings on Special Labor Day Feeder Special, few calves offered with no comparisons available. Good demand with good buyer attendance for yearlings. Fall schedule with sales being held every Tuesday, cows sales on Fridays will start in October.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	9	200.00	$200.00	$946	—
687	687	26	184.50	$184.50	$1,268	—
737	737	7	179.00	$179.00	$1,319	—
767–785	772	37	179.00–181.50	$180.74	$1,395	+9.24
819	819	6	178.00	$178.00	$1,458	—
877–880	879	12	172.50–175.00	$173.96	$1,529	—
901–933	925	37	168.50–173.00	$171.41	$1,586	—
950–989	967	14	153.50–160.00	$156.35	$1,512	—
1091	1091	5	150.00	$150.00	$1,636	—
1270	1270	6	120.00	$120.00	$1,524	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	12	168.00	$168.00	$1,369	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	7	170.00	$170.00	$1,030	—
674–688	683	16	169.50–171.00	$170.44	$1,164	—
722–733	730	27	166.00–170.75	$169.53	$1,238	—
806	806	53	171.75	$171.75	$1,384	—
858	858	93	170.00	$170.00	$1,459	+27.50
858	858	5	166.50	$166.50	$1,429	+24.00
959	959	24	160.00	$160.00	$1,534	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1203–1450	1258	80-85%	17	77.00–81.00	$79.30	$998	—
1252–1415	1343	80-85%	15	83.00–91.00	$86.53	$1,162	+4.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1010	965	85-90%	3	61.00–66.00	$64.31	$621	—
1010–1205	1093	85-90%	6	76.50–85.00	$80.30	$878	+6.17
1080–1200	1145	85-90%	13	68.00–75.00	$72.65	$832	+10.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1625	1553	75-80%	2	76.50–78.00	$77.29	$1,200	-6.91
1625	1625	75-80%	1	89.50	$89.50	$1,454	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1437–1650	1508	3	73.00–81.00	$75.92	$1,145	-10.30
1315–1720	1572	6	85.00–94.00	$91.38	$1,436	—
1555–1755	1688	3	84.50–86.00	$85.54	$1,444	—
1350–1940	1705	6	89.00–97.50	$94.11	$1,605	—
1565–2135	1793	13	101.00–110.00	$103.39	$1,854	+8.68

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1043	1020	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	111.00–118.00	$112.63	$1,149
955–1103	1054	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	79.00–81.00	$79.60	$839
1045–1265	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	91.50–99.00	$94.51	$1,092
1275–1540	1332	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	82.50–89.50	$87.34	$1,163

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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.