Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 7, 2024

1,093 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.07/cwt ≈ $1,656/hd at 571 lb · 137 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.41/cwt ≈ $1,760/hd at 689 lb · 113 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.08/cwt ≈ $1,967/hd at 765 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,093	196	584
Feeder cattle	883	47	112
Slaughter cattle	125	77	214
Replacement cattle	85	72	258

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday on a Back to Grass Special; Slaughter cows and bulls on a good market test 3.00-8.00 higher instances 12.00. Feeder cows firm with good demand for cows returning to pasture or feed. Feeder calves no comparisons available for past two weeks, also in good demand with good buyer participation.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	9	335.00	$335.00	$1,156	—
395–399	397	14	337.50–347.00	$341.55	$1,356	—
403–425	413	24	315.00–342.00	$328.72	$1,358	—
495	495	6	312.50	$312.50	$1,547	—
532–538	535	48	318.50–335.00	$327.04	$1,750	—
550	550	6	322.50	$322.50	$1,774	—
610	610	7	285.00	$285.00	$1,738	—
686	686	27	285.00	$285.00	$1,955	—
705–727	719	16	267.00–270.00	$268.90	$1,933	—
825–828	826	21	222.00–225.00	$223.85	$1,849	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	6	278.00	$278.00	$1,612	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–480	460	56	280.00–297.50	$289.21	$1,330	+9.21
512–520	517	14	272.50–285.00	$279.69	$1,446	-1.66
550–578	571	137	271.00–297.00	$290.07	$1,656	—
615	615	28	250.00	$250.00	$1,538	—
686–690	689	113	253.00–270.00	$255.41	$1,760	—
708–737	720	22	238.00–248.00	$242.70	$1,747	—
760–774	765	70	256.00–259.00	$257.08	$1,967	—
813	813	13	243.00	$243.00	$1,976	—
870	870	8	182.50	$182.50	$1,588	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–538	532	28	254.00–255.00	$254.20	$1,352	—
787–796	794	23	225.00–226.00	$225.74	$1,792	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,177	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1155	1036	85-90%	22	109.00–120.50	$112.61	$1,167	—
940–1150	1042	85-90%	9	100.00–107.00	$103.80	$1,082	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1325	1299	80-85%	10	118.00–122.50	$120.10	$1,560	+10.43
1210–1367	1338	80-85%	11	108.50–116.50	$113.18	$1,514	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1682	1500	75-80%	9	128.00–140.50	$132.76	$1,991	—
1435–1695	1510	75-80%	5	116.00–127.00	$122.87	$1,855	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1890	1658	6	120.00–130.00	$126.08	$2,090	—
1660–2025	1836	4	135.00–146.00	$141.34	$2,595	—
1865–2325	2110	7	148.00–159.50	$154.53	$3,261	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1115	1043	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	142.50–168.00	$159.21	$1,661
1045–1370	1198	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	126.00–135.00	$129.05	$1,546
1090–1460	1234	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	110.50–124.00	$119.39	$1,473
1290–1530	1403	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	121.00–128.00	$124.13	$1,742

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1251–1409	1336	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,600.00–1,650.00	$1,621.61

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1175	1130	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,450.00–2,500.00	$2,492.33

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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
1380	1380	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–1250	1022	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,380.04	—

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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.