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Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

4,596 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $302.51/cwt -16.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 525 lb · 454 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $325.78/cwt -17.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,564/hd at 480 lb · 442 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $278.44/cwt -12.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 573 lb · 319 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,596 3,039 4,344
Feeder cattle 4,596 3,039 4,344

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a calf and yearling special; yearling steers and heifers traded 10.00-15.00 lower, Feeder steers and heifers traded steady with lower undertones noted, 10.00-15.00 lower instances 20.00, Pre-conditioned, reputation cattle in load lots most in demand with buyers in attendance, moderate demand as sale progress.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–342 341 23 364.00–365.00 $364.65 $1,243 +4.65
378–398 391 59 335.00–360.00 $347.84 $1,360 -14.39
412–444 429 106 335.00–343.50 $339.92 $1,458 -25.16
455–499 480 442 313.00–342.00 $325.78 $1,564 -15.00
508–548 525 454 286.50–314.50 $302.51 $1,588 -14.76
552–598 573 319 265.00–287.00 $278.44 $1,595 +7.52
603–649 617 199 242.00–261.00 $256.40 $1,582 -10.55
709 709 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,631 -16.82
854–898 859 57 221.00–231.00 $229.72 $1,973 -14.28
962 962 11 212.75 $212.75 $2,047 -22.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–394 385 49 302.00–312.00 $308.35 $1,187 —
507 507 14 283.00 $283.00 $1,435 -18.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 10 365.00 $365.00 $1,051 —
330–343 339 25 282.50–302.00 $292.00 $990 —
356–381 367 115 319.00–341.00 $331.38 $1,216 -14.18
402–449 426 158 279.00–307.00 $292.39 $1,246 -22.59
456–490 470 264 276.00–295.50 $290.90 $1,367 -4.58
503–545 518 230 250.00–273.50 $265.44 $1,375 +2.84
552–591 567 51 220.00–242.50 $238.00 $1,349 -13.76
616–625 619 16 210.00–226.50 $220.26 $1,363 -27.49
731–736 734 15 215.00–220.50 $218.67 $1,605 -19.83
785–795 788 27 223.00–230.00 $227.91 $1,796 —
802–812 805 32 216.50–227.50 $220.31 $1,773 —
872 872 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,831 -12.50
883 883 33 210.50 $210.50 $1,859 -12.00
900–931 913 76 213.75–214.00 $213.85 $1,952 -6.15
931 931 13 196.00 $196.00 $1,825 -24.00
956 956 9 207.50 $207.50 $1,984 -4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–396 378 50 294.00–302.50 $300.04 $1,134 -0.96
457–494 475 93 261.00–273.00 $267.98 $1,273 +17.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 16 339.00 $339.00 $1,254 —
504 504 11 269.00 $269.00 $1,356 —
555–569 562 15 230.00–242.50 $236.74 $1,330 —

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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.