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Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 25, 2025

174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $537.30/cwt -52.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,999/hd at 372 lb · 42 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $331.00/cwt ≈ $2,770/hd at 837 lb · 22 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $445.00/cwt ≈ $1,464/hd at 329 lb · 17 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 174

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–348 335 12 500.00 $500.00 $1,675 +45.00
351–378 372 42 528.00–540.00 $537.30 $1,999 -52.29
514 514 7 448.00 $448.00 $2,303 -23.66
552 552 5 362.50 $362.50 $2,001 -62.09
673 673 9 344.00 $344.00 $2,315 -20.29
837 837 22 331.00 $331.00 $2,770
933 933 9 336.00 $336.00 $3,135
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 9 405.00 $405.00 $1,944
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 7 457.50 $457.50 $1,807

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–336 329 17 440.00–452.50 $445.00 $1,464
395 395 7 457.50 $457.50 $1,807 -29.75
424 424 7 446.00 $446.00 $1,891 -50.12
516 516 5 351.00 $351.00 $1,811 -42.98
573 573 6 348.00 $348.00 $1,994 -27.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 10 388.00 $388.00 $1,571

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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.