Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 16, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	630	3,987	4,491
Feeder cattle	19	3,840	4,277
Slaughter cattle	134	126	164
Replacement cattle	477	21	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a bred cow special. Slaughter cows instances 5.00-10.00 higher, slaughter bulls on a light offering steady instances 2.00 higher. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Bred cow special good demand with good buyer participation.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
937	937	8	142.50	$142.50	$1,335	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1150	1034	85-90%	7	67.50–75.00	$71.25	$737	—
900–1165	1047	85-90%	21	86.50–90.00	$88.39	$925	—
995–1170	1110	85-90%	6	80.50–85.50	$82.88	$920	+0.91

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1217–1345	1255	80-85%	19	83.50–93.00	$88.29	$1,108	—
1220–1295	1256	80-85%	8	73.00–82.00	$77.12	$969	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1570	1399	75-80%	17	88.00–96.50	$92.47	$1,294	—
1380–1560	1453	75-80%	8	82.00–85.00	$83.88	$1,219	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1735	1596	4	97.00–101.00	$98.33	$1,569	-14.00
1770–1832	1811	3	111.00–115.00	$113.70	$2,059	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–1050	911	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	132.00–150.00	$138.62	$1,263
751–1220	938	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	110.00–127.50	$118.12	$1,108
1037–1280	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	88.00–95.00	$91.79	$1,045
1140–1495	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	84.00–92.50	$90.64	$1,177

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–1117	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	100.00–107.00	$105.35	$948
935–1078	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	76.00–82.50	$77.77	$778

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1018–1250	1189	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	1,700.00–1,885.00	$1,816.23
1025–1385	1194	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	1,625.00–2,050.00	$1,952.16
1163–1370	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,215.51
1271–1399	1303	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	148	1,475.00–1,660.00	$1,596.42
1316–1331	1321	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,533.96
1310–2185	1428	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,737.06

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
966–1093	1067	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	79	2,000.00–2,450.00	$2,384.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1010	917	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,700.00–1,850.00	$1,752.76

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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.