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Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 11, 2023

597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.57/cwt ≈ $1,222/hd at 506 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $246.00/cwt ≈ $1,304/hd at 530 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $229.00/cwt +29.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,569/hd at 685 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 597 218 673
Feeder cattle 227 156 197
Slaughter cattle 223 46 106
Replacement cattle 147 16 370

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale, several bred cows, cow calf pairs and special feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls firm on a good offering with instances 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder calves higher overtones noted again this week with instances 10.00 to 20.00 higher on bigger packages. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,231 —
530 530 24 246.00 $246.00 $1,304 —
569 569 9 232.50 $232.50 $1,323 —
625 625 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,512 +11.00
685 685 18 229.00 $229.00 $1,569 +29.00
720–726 723 12 196.50–215.00 $207.25 $1,498 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506–507 506 27 237.50–242.50 $241.57 $1,222 —
1010 1010 18 149.00 $149.00 $1,505 —
1131 1131 5 146.00 $146.00 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 15 254.00 $254.00 $1,191 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1180 1038 85-90% 10 72.00–81.00 $77.19 $801 —
880–1205 1118 85-90% 38 82.50–94.00 $88.78 $993 +5.16
1100–1210 1171 85-90% 9 94.50–104.50 $97.58 $1,143 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1280 1270 80-85% 6 76.50–85.00 $82.97 $1,054 +6.47
1267–1360 1299 80-85% 17 93.00–102.00 $94.63 $1,229 +18.13
1220–1370 1304 80-85% 27 82.50–92.50 $89.01 $1,161 -5.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1560 1508 75-80% 3 84.50–86.00 $85.18 $1,285 —
1507–1710 1561 75-80% 12 93.00–99.50 $95.06 $1,484 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1460 1288 3 90.00–96.00 $92.56 $1,192 —
1510 1510 1 107.50 $107.50 $1,623 —
1405–2115 1788 9 97.00–106.50 $103.26 $1,846 —
1340–2165 1900 14 108.00–118.50 $113.64 $2,159 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
906–1155 995 (<2 yrs)Open 13 115.00–132.50 $123.99 $1,234
1020–1220 1109 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 81.50–87.00 $85.75 $951
940–1290 1123 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 49 95.00–102.00 $98.39 $1,105
1280–1560 1405 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 19 87.00–98.50 $94.25 $1,324

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1452 1452 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,725.00 $1,725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
1235–1265 1242 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 2,300.00–2,700.00 $2,605.98 —

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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.