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Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 28, 2025

2,568 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $451.26/cwt -63.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,383/hd at 528 lb · 399 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $478.03/cwt -69.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,304/hd at 482 lb · 326 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $508.89/cwt -78.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,137/hd at 420 lb · 264 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,568 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–285 265 20 580.00–590.00 $585.70 $1,552 -85.81
301 fancy 301 9 603.00 $603.00 $1,815 —
326–345 335 81 532.50–582.00 $554.54 $1,858 -81.57
362–389 386 80 502.50–513.00 $511.61 $1,975 -116.28
403–446 420 264 493.00–527.00 $508.89 $2,137 -76.67
459–499 482 326 454.00–498.00 $478.03 $2,304 -68.70
505–547 528 399 433.10–472.00 $451.26 $2,383 -63.46
555–585 570 234 386.50–425.50 $412.10 $2,349 -46.38
600–644 619 76 350.00–388.25 $365.05 $2,260 -51.69
657–678 667 24 330.00–336.00 $333.61 $2,225 -65.86
712–736 725 60 310.00–335.00 $323.37 $2,344 -27.63
810 810 13 319.25 $319.25 $2,586 -55.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431–449 441 33 473.00–477.00 $475.39 $2,096 -44.61
834 834 24 281.00 $281.00 $2,344 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271–286 279 28 497.50–545.00 $520.61 $1,453 —
315–348 333 108 500.00–537.50 $515.09 $1,715 -64.91
352–398 384 127 465.00–505.00 $478.68 $1,838 -95.06
405–433 416 116 432.00–485.00 $467.59 $1,945 -31.21
451–489 465 154 412.00–450.00 $441.46 $2,053 -58.54
500–535 509 97 381.00–425.00 $407.85 $2,076 -18.08
550–595 571 124 362.50–383.50 $371.30 $2,120 +1.69
695 695 26 303.00 $303.00 $2,106 -33.00
721 721 51 289.25 $289.25 $2,085 -60.75
798 798 23 283.25 $283.25 $2,260 —
816 816 10 294.00 $294.00 $2,399 -36.75
906–921 914 13 285.00–286.00 $285.46 $2,609 -35.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–433 433 30 422.50–432.00 $428.21 $1,854 -22.79
495–497 496 18 386.50–400.00 $394.01 $1,954 —

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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.