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Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 14, 2025

3,508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $495.19/cwt -6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,616/hd at 528 lb · 545 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.43/cwt ≈ $3,053/hd at 884 lb · 443 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $446.99/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,579/hd at 577 lb · 356 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,508 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 8 650.00 $650.00 $2,112 +47.57
354–392 376 95 599.00–624.00 $608.00 $2,286 -10.50
410–411 fancy 410 35 582.50–596.00 $587.52 $2,409 —
412–437 425 39 531.00–564.00 $554.97 $2,359 -6.06
461–499 482 323 510.00–556.00 $529.11 $2,550 +13.18
502 fancy 502 66 530.50 $530.50 $2,663 —
515–549 532 479 470.00–512.00 $490.32 $2,609 -11.44
556–595 577 356 420.00–460.00 $446.99 $2,579 -0.87
601–648 624 167 403.00–433.00 $422.43 $2,636 +11.87
654–695 673 92 400.00–419.00 $408.86 $2,752 +17.96
707–749 727 30 373.00–400.00 $388.79 $2,827 —
776 776 7 366.00 $366.00 $2,840 —
870 870 28 362.00–367.25 $365.19 $3,177 —
914 914 5 361.00 $361.00 $3,300 +6.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–481 469 101 474.00–499.00 $486.84 $2,283 —
653 653 11 362.00 $362.00 $2,364 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346–348 347 21 522.50–560.00 $543.88 $1,887 +30.26
359–399 376 56 540.00–565.00 $552.79 $2,078 +18.20
405–448 431 198 490.00–514.00 $498.53 $2,149 +5.32
458–469 466 61 489.00–494.00 $492.71 $2,296 +47.65
463–497 488 112 438.50–477.00 $449.74 $2,195 +4.68
506–514 508 90 440.00–455.00 $447.17 $2,272 +22.23
506–547 528 179 412.00–438.50 $428.22 $2,261 +3.28
554–595 572 76 398.00–420.50 $403.60 $2,309 +29.33
610–623 619 30 374.00–386.00 $379.56 $2,349 —
651–678 660 24 358.00 $358.00 $2,363 -10.00
706 706 15 361.00 $361.00 $2,549 -3.41
713 713 19 364.50 $364.50 $2,599 +0.09
752 752 54 351.00 $351.00 $2,640 —
806 806 63 346.00 $346.00 $2,789 —
837 837 17 345.00 $345.00 $2,888 —
881 881 14 335.50 $335.50 $2,956 —
878–886 884 429 345.75 $345.75 $3,056 —
903 903 65 334.60 $334.60 $3,021 —
910–933 918 32 323.00–326.50 $324.22 $2,976 —
965 965 12 321.50 $321.50 $3,102 —
974 974 29 317.50 $317.50 $3,092 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 9 501.00 $501.00 $1,894 —
494 494 10 432.50 $432.50 $2,137 +27.50
528 528 15 423.00 $423.00 $2,233 +48.30
602 602 7 341.00 $341.00 $2,053 —
815 815 29 312.00 $312.00 $2,543 —

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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.