Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

4,491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $219.50/cwt ≈ $1,251/hd at 570 lb · 508 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.45/cwt ≈ $1,080/hd at 570 lb · 405 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.90/cwt ≈ $1,256/hd at 683 lb · 304 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,491	1,589	4,510
Feeder cattle	4,277	175	4,180
Slaughter cattle	164	220	151
Replacement cattle	50	1,194	179

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared last Tuesday sale slaughter cows steady to instances 3.00-5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher, not enough feeder cows for a good market test. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago on a special sale; feeder steers steady to instances 2.00-4.00 lower, 650-695 lb steers instances 7.00-9.00 lower, heifers calves steady instances 2.00-5.00 lower, 600 lb heifers instances 7.00 lower. Demand good to moderate.

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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	5	269.00	$269.00	$1,038	—
427–443	437	41	223.50–240.00	$228.99	$1,001	—
457–495	464	133	241.00–264.50	$259.88	$1,206	—
509–542	527	144	223.50–244.00	$233.78	$1,232	—
554–598	570	508	210.00–229.50	$219.50	$1,251	—
601–641	623	237	194.00–212.50	$204.04	$1,271	—
656–698	683	304	174.50–191.00	$183.90	$1,256	—
705–749	720	248	173.25–185.00	$179.46	$1,292	—
783	783	15	172.00	$172.00	$1,347	—
815–830	822	44	167.00–173.00	$170.11	$1,398	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	10	222.00	$222.00	$1,037	—
523–548	533	101	207.00–217.00	$212.16	$1,131	—
568–588	575	43	191.00–208.00	$202.36	$1,164	—
622–624	623	27	178.00–182.00	$179.93	$1,121	—
698	698	10	170.00	$170.00	$1,187	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–442	432	79	207.00–227.00	$218.30	$943	—
452–495	476	164	202.00–223.00	$212.03	$1,009	—
502–527	519	135	196.50–204.00	$201.75	$1,047	—
551–595	570	405	178.00–195.50	$189.45	$1,080	—
602–641	623	147	169.00–183.00	$179.46	$1,118	—
650–687	667	131	161.00–173.75	$170.33	$1,136	—
719–720	719	36	164.50–169.00	$166.87	$1,200	—
858	858	13	133.00	$133.00	$1,141	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	421	21	200.00–204.00	$201.48	$848	—
481–485	482	21	182.00–191.00	$184.59	$890	—
555–597	578	50	171.00–172.50	$171.62	$992	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1044	1044	85-90%	16	65.00	$65.00	$679	—
1066–1194	1102	85-90%	31	67.00–70.00	$67.60	$745	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1263	1244	80-85%	9	60.50–61.00	$60.66	$755	—
1255	1255	80-85%	1	73.50	$73.50	$922	+18.50

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475	1475	75-80%	1	68.00	$68.00	$1,003	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1672	1638	5	82.00–84.00	$83.02	$1,360	—
1565–1850	1668	6	81.50–87.00	$83.28	$1,389	—
2055–2325	2125	4	90.00–92.50	$91.05	$1,935	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560	1560	7	85.00	$85.00	$1,326	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1095	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	80.00–99.00	$88.78	$833
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	69.00	$69.00	$752
1380	1380	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	$966

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1057	1057	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	800.00	$800.00

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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.