Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 20, 2025

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.10/cwt -11.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,268/hd at 918 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	298	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	6	235.00	$235.00	$2,350	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
601	601	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,803	—
826	826	7	261.00	$261.00	$2,156	—
915–926	918	24	240.00–249.50	$247.10	$2,268	-11.90

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1410	1304	80-85%	15	139.50–143.00	$140.72	$1,835	+10.31
1240–1415	1314	80-85%	17	130.00–138.00	$134.36	$1,765	-5.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1536–1800	1616	75-80%	14	136.50–140.00	$138.19	$2,233	—
1525–1760	1643	75-80%	2	131.00–135.00	$132.86	$2,183	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1065	950	85-90%	4	124.00–131.00	$127.49	$1,211	—
1130–1150	1136	85-90%	4	143.00–146.00	$144.75	$1,644	+11.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1435	1345	3	145.00–155.50	$150.53	$2,025	—
1425–2295	1751	12	161.50–176.00	$170.33	$2,982	—
1700–2072	1930	11	179.00–193.00	$183.67	$3,545	-7.20

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1060	955	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	210.00–232.50	$221.15	$2,112
715–1245	1069	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	137.00–151.00	$144.12	$1,541
1010–1140	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	177.00–194.00	$183.96	$2,005
850–1360	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	153.00–171.00	$163.53	$1,902
960–1625	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	123.00–135.00	$132.24	$1,580
1265–1555	1425	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	37	137.50–151.00	$144.20	$2,055

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1325–1415	1361	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,800.00–2,950.00	$2,862.38
1580–1695	1609	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1530–1980	1674	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,833.23

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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
1435–1566	1491	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	3,100.00–3,200.00	$3,149.37	—
1198–1750	1497	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,925.00–3,500.00	$3,044.94	—
1511	1511	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,325.00	$3,325.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1019	1019	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1267	1267	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	3,675.00	$3,675.00	—

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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.