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Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 23, 2025

406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $415.00/cwt +40.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,843/hd at 685 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $412.16/cwt -9.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,407/hd at 584 lb · 35 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.74/cwt +10.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,904/hd at 878 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 406 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–456 456 10 489.00–495.00 $492.00 $2,244 -14.00
516–525 522 27 461.00–464.00 $462.67 $2,415 -32.33
567–590 584 35 407.00–422.50 $412.16 $2,407 -9.04
607–622 614 15 385.00–387.50 $386.32 $2,372 —
685 685 44 415.00 $415.00 $2,843 +40.86
745 745 8 373.00 $373.00 $2,779 —
770–793 782 13 366.00–368.50 $367.14 $2,871 +6.14
889 889 6 360.50 $360.50 $3,205 +6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538–547 541 17 395.00–412.50 $400.21 $2,165 -32.29
575 575 7 380.00 $380.00 $2,185 -52.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 13 465.00 $465.00 $1,976 -22.77
522–531 526 21 391.00–410.00 $401.78 $2,113 -22.22
580 580 11 371.00 $371.00 $2,152 ±0.00
607 607 5 347.50 $347.50 $2,109 —
627 627 14 376.00 $376.00 $2,358 —
670–691 683 13 335.00–361.00 $351.19 $2,399 —
702 702 11 365.00 $365.00 $2,562 —
785 785 13 343.00 $343.00 $2,693 —
845–846 846 17 331.00–332.50 $331.88 $2,808 -5.37
871–885 878 27 330.50–331.00 $330.74 $2,904 +5.14
966 966 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,801 -23.00
1050 1050 7 301.00 $301.00 $3,160 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 10 370.00 $370.00 $1,761 —
504–543 524 12 372.50–385.00 $378.52 $1,983 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1635 1593 75-80% 3 139.50–148.00 $144.77 $2,306 -0.82
1435–2020 1702 75-80% 3 151.50–156.50 $153.50 $2,613 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1420 1358 80-85% 3 140.50–145.00 $143.07 $1,943 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580–1920 1681 7 161.00–181.00 $170.45 $2,865 —
1675–2130 1898 6 172.00–181.00 $177.65 $3,372 -2.04
1860–1980 1919 5 184.50–199.50 $189.36 $3,634 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1045 917 (<2 yrs)Open 3 237.50–312.00 $263.92 $2,420
465–1385 1002 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 171.50–215.00 $186.30 $1,867
885–1097 1018 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 121.00–140.00 $128.55 $1,309
1272–1470 1389 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 150.00–165.50 $157.76 $2,191

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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.