Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	241	433	279
Feeder cattle	—	295	—
Slaughter cattle	154	90	99
Replacement cattle	87	48	180

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday on a light offering; slaughter cows firm, slaughter bulls steady instances 3.00 lower on top individual, several returning to feed or pasture. Not enough feeder calves for a good market. Demand moderate to good.

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1185	1080	85-90%	6	96.00–98.00	$96.99	$1,047	—
920–1145	1088	85-90%	11	100.00–108.50	$104.55	$1,138	—
1045–1195	1131	85-90%	13	110.00–119.00	$113.36	$1,282	-1.73

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1310	1239	80-85%	10	113.00–121.00	$117.03	$1,450	+7.60
1245–1340	1301	80-85%	8	106.00–111.00	$108.48	$1,411	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1425	1408	75-80%	3	121.00–128.00	$125.31	$1,764	+15.21
1490–1610	1550	75-80%	2	116.50–117.00	$116.76	$1,810	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1755	1594	11	124.00–136.50	$132.14	$2,106	—
1600–1845	1688	4	119.00–130.50	$125.62	$2,120	—
1540–1965	1749	8	134.50–142.50	$137.25	$2,401	+11.33
2370	2370	1	149.50	$149.50	$3,543	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
690–1180	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	132.50–152.50	$142.11	$1,445
810–1095	1029	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	157.00–175.00	$169.51	$1,744
1140–1315	1217	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	121.00–130.00	$125.32	$1,525
975–1437	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	110.00–118.50	$112.83	$1,427
1290–1620	1342	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	115.00–123.50	$120.09	$1,612

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190–1230	1203	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,150.00–2,255.00	$2,170.78
1455–1520	1472	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,850.00–2,300.00	$1,961.18

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1072	1065	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,450.00–2,500.00	$2,487.73

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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
1206	1206	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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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.