Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,331/hd at 569 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	571	524	437
Feeder cattle	111	143	124
Slaughter cattle	183	192	188
Replacement cattle	277	189	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale slaughter cows mostly steady instances 1.00-4.00 higher, slaughter bulls on a light offering instances 2.00-5.00 lower with feeder cows firm. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand good with good buyer participation mostly on cattle returning to grass.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,184	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,097	+7.50
537	537	9	249.00	$249.00	$1,337	—
569	569	10	234.00	$234.00	$1,331	+4.00
636	636	8	258.00	$258.00	$1,641	+28.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
643	643	7	210.00	$210.00	$1,350	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1211–1375	1291	80-85%	44	90.00–99.50	$95.24	$1,230	+4.04
1235–1370	1298	80-85%	10	81.50–89.50	$86.68	$1,125	-4.52

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1121	1059	85-90%	5	75.50–80.00	$76.79	$813	-0.11
900–1192	1110	85-90%	10	82.00–90.00	$87.04	$966	-5.26
1030–1198	1155	85-90%	29	91.50–99.50	$96.24	$1,112	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1417–1620	1504	75-80%	5	89.00–93.00	$91.76	$1,380	—
1445–1710	1579	75-80%	13	94.50–101.50	$98.44	$1,554	+2.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1462	1462	2	106.50	$106.50	$1,557	—
1355–1695	1553	3	97.00–110.00	$104.64	$1,625	—
1550–2040	1886	8	113.00–121.50	$118.33	$2,232	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–958 thin fleshed	897	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	171.00–188.00	$180.31	$1,617
845–1088	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	70.00–88.00	$83.47	$780
710–1130	989	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	130.00–168.00	$148.72	$1,471
910–1273	1106	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	104	90.50–123.00	$102.88	$1,138
1375–1610	1423	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	95.00–101.00	$96.64	$1,375

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1411	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	1,925.00–2,450.00	$2,342.42	—
950–1201	1171	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	25	1,700.00–1,775.00	$1,767.70	-682.30

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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.