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Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 4, 2025

2,115 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $485.26/cwt +34.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,533/hd at 522 lb · 469 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $431.22/cwt -10.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,087/hd at 484 lb · 247 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $441.43/cwt +29.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,521/hd at 571 lb · 201 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,115

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 35 550.00–597.50 $568.06 $1,875 +13.52
345 fancy 345 17 638.00 $638.00 $2,201
360–392 386 50 551.00–578.00 $573.47 $2,214 +61.86
401–440 426 138 544.00–597.00 $561.71 $2,393 +52.82
461–494 476 166 491.00–536.00 $510.87 $2,432 +32.84
505–540 522 469 467.75–502.00 $485.26 $2,533 +34.00
555–598 571 201 422.50–458.00 $441.43 $2,521 +29.33
601–630 614 144 383.00–419.00 $404.94 $2,486 +39.89
670–679 674 44 354.50–376.25 $367.28 $2,475 +33.67
757 757 5 326.00 $326.00 $2,468
800–803 802 12 334.50–336.00 $335.38 $2,690 +16.13
860–871 866 18 329.00–331.50 $330.40 $2,861
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 22 435.00 $435.00 $1,531
555–579 570 43 397.50–406.00 $403.75 $2,301

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 10 590.00 $590.00 $1,569 +69.39
365 fancy 365 21 550.00 $550.00 $2,008
354–394 370 58 482.50–520.00 $511.52 $1,893 +32.84
407–445 436 125 450.00–487.50 $468.17 $2,041 +0.58
467–495 484 247 420.00–450.00 $431.22 $2,087 -10.24
508–537 527 55 394.00–406.75 $403.38 $2,126 -4.47
556–584 564 70 352.50–382.00 $372.87 $2,103 +1.57
608–631 618 35 337.50–350.50 $343.94 $2,126
676–680 678 18 298.00–315.00 $308.37 $2,091 +5.37
701–740 721 12 292.00–311.00 $301.24 $2,172 +11.99
825 825 13 307.00 $307.00 $2,533 +13.00
817–833 830 23 287.50–305.00 $301.25 $2,500 +7.25
876 876 26 305.00 $305.00 $2,672
913–925 919 25 281.00–291.00 $286.23 $2,630 +0.77
974 974 13 274.00 $274.00 $2,669

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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.