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Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 21, 2025

3,005 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $514.72/cwt +19.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,641/hd at 513 lb · 451 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $470.39/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,238/hd at 476 lb · 384 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $547.94/cwt +18.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,609/hd at 476 lb · 350 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,005 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–283 279 20 637.50–685.00 $671.51 $1,874 —
327–342 336 21 621.00–645.00 $636.11 $2,137 -13.89
380–399 387 65 618.00–649.00 $627.89 $2,430 +19.89
411 fancy 411 14 610.00 $610.00 $2,507 +22.48
421–433 429 162 562.00–596.00 $585.56 $2,512 +30.59
456 fancy 456 15 575.00 $575.00 $2,622 —
462–498 477 335 519.00–569.00 $546.73 $2,608 +17.62
500–548 513 451 482.00–525.00 $514.72 $2,641 +24.40
551–589 563 213 430.00–471.00 $458.48 $2,581 +11.49
603–645 614 218 395.50–430.00 $416.74 $2,559 -5.69
650–681 662 72 382.00–409.50 $399.47 $2,644 -9.39
709 709 9 351.00 $351.00 $2,489 -37.79
761 761 10 368.00 $368.00 $2,800 +2.00
810 810 35 374.50 $374.50 $3,033 —
880 880 28 350.50 $350.50 $3,084 -14.69
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 27 520.00 $520.00 $2,330 —
537–542 540 16 452.00–463.00 $456.10 $2,463 —
570–599 590 62 401.00–425.00 $411.95 $2,431 —
671–699 685 14 365.00–371.00 $367.94 $2,520 +5.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 7 580.00 $580.00 $2,001 +36.12
355–395 378 150 552.50–607.50 $573.74 $2,169 +20.95
419–432 427 222 479.00–521.00 $498.80 $2,130 +0.27
463 463 113 500.00 $500.00 $2,315 +7.29
459–499 481 271 435.50–476.00 $458.05 $2,203 +8.31
503–543 518 159 407.50–444.50 $425.93 $2,206 -2.29
561–584 573 51 352.50–389.00 $369.61 $2,118 -33.99
600–639 608 26 355.00–375.00 $368.90 $2,243 -10.66
679 679 5 336.00 $336.00 $2,281 -22.00
749 749 12 350.00 $350.00 $2,622 —
759 759 27 337.25 $337.25 $2,560 -13.75
811–828 823 28 330.10–331.00 $330.75 $2,722 -14.25
886–898 896 41 325.50–331.00 $326.30 $2,924 -19.45
944 944 7 321.00 $321.00 $3,030 -3.22
976 976 7 316.00 $316.00 $3,084 -1.50
1027 1027 9 215.00 $215.00 $2,208 —
1070 1070 5 269.00 $269.00 $2,878 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–345 342 19 517.50–520.00 $519.07 $1,775 —
360 360 10 545.00 $545.00 $1,962 +44.00
442 442 11 451.00 $451.00 $1,993 —
511–547 534 38 388.25–401.00 $392.75 $2,097 -30.25

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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.