Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 25, 2023

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $185.00/cwt ≈ $1,228/hd at 664 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	391	587	255
Feeder cattle	112	216	72
Slaughter cattle	99	211	113
Replacement cattle	180	160	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, on a light offering with market trends mostly steady. Today selling all classes of animals with stock cows most percentage of sales. Few baby calves ranging from 70-95 lbs bringing 125.00-225.00 per head. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
664	664	51	185.00	$185.00	$1,228	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1321	1268	80-85%	15	81.00–88.00	$84.39	$1,070	-12.49
1260–1396	1318	80-85%	13	89.00–96.00	$90.85	$1,197	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1100	1097	85-90%	3	70.00–76.00	$73.99	$812	—
1065–1175	1126	85-90%	8	79.00–86.00	$83.29	$938	+7.86
960–1205	1129	85-90%	11	87.00–90.00	$87.97	$993	+12.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1655	1465	75-80%	12	85.50–88.50	$86.42	$1,266	—
1405–1685	1507	75-80%	7	90.00–96.50	$92.45	$1,393	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1690	1566	4	98.50–111.00	$105.64	$1,654	—
1485–1870	1635	5	99.00–108.00	$103.77	$1,697	—
1913–2455	2049	4	115.00–117.50	$116.75	$2,392	+19.25

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
822–935 thin fleshed	844	(<2 yrs)	Open	54	174.00–196.00	$190.35	$1,607
990–1110	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	75.00–80.50	$77.73	$816
845–1260	1075	(<2 yrs)	Open	34	122.50–167.50	$142.72	$1,534
900–1330	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	85.00–109.00	$101.20	$1,189
1210–1520	1433	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	89.50–96.50	$92.18	$1,321

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1425–1595	1506	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,525.56
1580–1652	1631	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010–1335	1173	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00–2,325.00	$2,310.77	—

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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.