Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 23, 2024

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $291.19/cwt ≈ $1,217/hd at 418 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	377	630	1,213
Feeder cattle	175	19	0
Slaughter cattle	91	134	219
Replacement cattle	111	477	994

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a light offering; slaughter cows steady instances 6.00-8.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady instances 3.00-5.00 lower. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Few bred cows sold in small packages with moderate demand thru out the day, only slaughter cows in good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,411	—
501	501	7	310.00	$310.00	$1,553	—
615	615	5	262.00	$262.00	$1,611	—
677	677	8	255.50	$255.50	$1,730	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–419	418	15	284.00–296.00	$291.19	$1,217	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1180	1084	85-90%	12	78.50–85.00	$82.41	$893	—
1050–1190	1106	85-90%	8	87.50–96.00	$90.44	$1,000	+7.56

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1395	1300	80-85%	11	92.00–98.50	$94.57	$1,229	—
1210–1400	1308	80-85%	6	81.50–89.50	$85.12	$1,113	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1387	1387	75-80%	2	85.00	$85.00	$1,179	-7.47
1340–1675	1499	75-80%	7	89.00–101.00	$92.77	$1,391	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1855	1718	6	90.00–97.00	$93.76	$1,611	—
1490–2180	1879	11	100.00–108.50	$105.33	$1,979	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–1120	1015	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	132.50–151.00	$140.81	$1,429
907–1392	1102	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	81.00–88.50	$84.08	$927
1145–1340	1241	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	93.50–115.00	$96.19	$1,194
1295–1505	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	92.00–96.00	$94.13	$1,323

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1281–1388	1317	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,560.00–1,610.00	$1,577.57
1195–1343	1324	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,100.00–1,260.00	$1,215.58

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	1,610.00	$1,610.00

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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.