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Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 7, 2025

2,262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $515.93/cwt -5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,518/hd at 488 lb · 335 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $460.34/cwt +21.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,143/hd at 466 lb · 298 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $501.76/cwt +10.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,564/hd at 511 lb · 271 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,262

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
267–270 269 20 600.00–652.50 $631.64 $1,699
320–347 339 24 600.00–605.00 $602.43 $2,042 -42.57
357–390 376 89 599.00–647.00 $618.50 $2,326 -4.30
405–449 424 187 537.50–586.00 $561.03 $2,379 +6.40
464–497 488 335 505.00–536.00 $515.93 $2,518 -5.19
500–548 511 271 468.00–511.00 $501.76 $2,564 +10.81
555–591 572 188 425.50–463.00 $447.86 $2,562 +10.46
602–645 616 66 400.00–417.00 $410.56 $2,529 +8.86
650–670 658 21 380.50–397.50 $390.90 $2,572 +23.17
907–928 925 52 351.50–354.60 $354.06 $3,275
1012 1012 20 331.00 $331.00 $3,350
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–398 366 49 553.00–580.00 $570.31 $2,087
433–435 434 12 505.00–531.00 $520.20 $2,258
509–549 532 82 435.00–451.00 $443.52 $2,360 -10.48
589–599 593 23 393.00–417.50 $407.81 $2,418 +9.29

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 5 565.00 $565.00 $1,469 -10.00
305–342 322 15 500.00–527.50 $513.62 $1,654 -7.83
352–390 379 130 500.00–547.50 $534.59 $2,026 +12.14
411–441 427 101 480.00–517.50 $493.21 $2,106 +4.65
450–458 454 134 478.25–480.00 $479.05 $2,175 +39.87
460–497 475 164 426.00–464.50 $445.06 $2,114 +5.88
500–537 516 105 412.50–433.50 $424.94 $2,193 +2.73
568–584 578 21 370.00–383.50 $374.27 $2,163 -13.30
680 680 5 368.00 $368.00 $2,502
710–748 734 16 363.50–366.00 $364.41 $2,675
1034–1039 1037 13 303.00–307.00 $304.84 $3,161
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 435 76 432.50–466.00 $446.67 $1,943 +24.67
490 490 18 405.00 $405.00 $1,984
530–547 542 20 372.50–380.00 $374.70 $2,031 -2.30

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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.