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Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 8, 2024

3,458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.44/cwt -15.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 428 lb · 255 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $309.73/cwt -10.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 528 lb · 245 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.32/cwt +9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,924/hd at 788 lb · 233 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,458 2,767 3,854
Feeder cattle 3,240 2,319 3,587
Slaughter cattle 48 259 63
Replacement cattle 170 189 204

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale (Oct 1st) light offering slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Yearling steers steady with instances 7.00-8.00 higher with yearling heifers instances 5,00-8.00 higher instances 11.00-12.00. Several packages feeder calves today with steers under 500 lbs steady with instances 12.00-20.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady with instances 6.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves offering unevenly steady with calves under 500 lbs lower undertones noted, over 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher instances 11.00-12.00. Demand good with good buyer attendance. Fall cow and bull sales start Friday October 11th. Calves and yearlings Tuesdays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 12 400.00 $400.00 $1,140 —
339 339 26 411.00 $411.00 $1,393 —
363–387 373 91 397.00–399.00 $397.40 $1,482 +24.20
403 fancy 403 18 390.00 $390.00 $1,572 —
402–443 436 194 351.00–377.00 $356.22 $1,553 -4.71
462–499 477 213 322.00–351.00 $335.09 $1,598 +25.11
503–546 528 245 299.50–327.00 $309.73 $1,635 -10.29
551–597 577 155 272.00–308.00 $290.11 $1,674 -6.63
602–643 616 109 262.00–282.00 $276.84 $1,705 +3.59
651–698 677 28 261.00–266.50 $263.03 $1,781 +7.39
702–743 711 25 244.00–258.00 $253.02 $1,799 —
753–767 757 47 253.00–257.00 $255.79 $1,936 +1.33
817–841 836 50 248.50–256.00 $254.53 $2,128 +6.03
858–891 861 191 235.00–253.10 $251.58 $2,166 +10.58
926 926 155 243.10 $243.10 $2,251 +108.10

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–397 372 74 337.00–340.00 $339.31 $1,262 —
419–445 428 255 301.00–325.00 $318.44 $1,363 +24.94
452–477 464 48 287.00–310.00 $303.26 $1,407 -8.71
507–549 532 156 265.00–285.00 $277.42 $1,476 +23.58
572 572 18 240.00–242.50 $241.67 $1,382 -15.98
601–635 622 30 244.00–249.00 $247.04 $1,537 +3.04
654–678 675 135 245.50–250.50 $249.92 $1,687 —
710–714 712 37 240.00–242.00 $241.02 $1,716 +9.52
773–786 775 61 235.00–247.50 $245.21 $1,900 +9.98
789–795 792 172 244.00 $244.00 $1,932 +8.77
834–837 835 25 230.00–231.00 $230.56 $1,925 +1.81
868–888 876 47 231.00–231.50 $231.20 $2,025 —
875–893 885 32 226.50–231.00 $229.05 $2,027 —
905 905 26 233.50 $233.50 $2,113 —
1020 1020 7 213.00 $213.00 $2,173 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 8 282.00 $282.00 $1,207 —
477–497 490 41 271.00–278.00 $274.01 $1,343 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1185 1127 85-90% 6 104.00–113.50 $108.32 $1,221 +2.85
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1440 1410 80-85% 4 105.00–111.50 $109.84 $1,549 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 75-80% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,734 +7.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1935 1750 3 134.00–141.50 $138.87 $2,430 —
1970–2070 2003 3 150.00–152.50 $150.86 $3,022 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
812–990 842 (<2 yrs)Open 43 177.25–215.00 $198.71 $1,673
935–1210 1038 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 135.00–171.00 $155.20 $1,611
1020–1260 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 87 112.00–126.50 $121.94 $1,400
1248–1570 1326 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 27 111.00–121.50 $114.47 $1,518

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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.