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Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.56/cwt -6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 416 lb · 48 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.75/cwt +17.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 682 lb · 42 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $180.00/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 816 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 605 466 2,020
Feeder cattle 473 347 1,908
Slaughter cattle 95 82 62
Replacement cattle 37 37 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with lower undertones noted, feeder calves unevenly steady instances 2.00-3.00 higher with larger offering yearlings with no comparisons available from market last week. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502–523 513 14 192.00–195.00 $193.53 $993 +3.41
648 648 6 183.00 $183.00 $1,186 +11.00
682 682 12 184.50 $184.50 $1,258 +29.50
717 717 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,326 —
751 751 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,269 -6.50
816 816 37 180.00 $180.00 $1,469 +14.00
864 864 25 175.00 $175.00 $1,512 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
817 817 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,356 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 7 185.00 $185.00 $623 —
410–441 416 48 170.00–172.00 $171.56 $714 -6.17
491 491 8 162.00 $162.00 $795 -20.00
543 543 7 165.00 $165.00 $896 -1.76
558–589 566 20 161.00–163.00 $161.52 $914 —
603 603 21 173.00 $173.00 $1,043 —
618 618 9 170.00 $170.00 $1,051 —
664 664 11 157.50 $157.50 $1,046 +9.50
688–690 688 31 168.00–171.00 $168.68 $1,161 +20.68
700 700 13 172.00 $172.00 $1,204 +12.00
775 775 16 164.00 $164.00 $1,271 —
849 849 36 170.00 $170.00 $1,443 —
916 916 18 164.50 $164.50 $1,507 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,028 —
1235–1407 1322 80-85% 19 75.00–79.00 $77.21 $1,021 -11.39
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1185 1131 85-90% 11 66.00–75.00 $72.03 $815 -7.97
1090–1195 1159 85-90% 8 76.50–82.50 $79.65 $923 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1577 1540 75-80% 5 84.00–85.00 $84.41 $1,300 -6.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1745 1443 6 87.50–103.00 $95.37 $1,376 —
1395–1995 1709 9 87.00–95.00 $93.01 $1,590 —
1530–2035 1818 11 96.50–103.50 $99.93 $1,817 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1080 938 (<2 yrs)Open 5 101.00–108.00 $103.89 $974
805–1355 984 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 85.00–94.00 $91.82 $904
845–1182 1061 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 75.00–82.00 $79.18 $840
1260–1415 1321 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 18 78.00–84.00 $82.43 $1,089

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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.