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Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 6, 2026

3,415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $473.20/cwt +55.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,714/hd at 574 lb · 561 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $475.42/cwt +73.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,497/hd at 525 lb · 388 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $518.64/cwt +60.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,687/hd at 518 lb · 323 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,415 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
321–348 340 20 692.00–715.00 $698.52 $2,375 —
355–392 380 15 650.00–679.14 $659.08 $2,505 +109.08
400–447 420 153 580.00–637.50 $608.54 $2,556 +108.54
453–497 473 268 539.00–583.00 $560.29 $2,650 —
501–549 518 323 497.00–540.00 $518.64 $2,687 +60.58
550 value added 550 11 498.00 $498.00 $2,739 —
550–597 574 550 446.50–491.00 $472.70 $2,713 +54.70
603–642 619 266 420.00–461.00 $451.16 $2,793 +47.66
652–692 666 199 413.50–432.50 $421.98 $2,810 —
701–745 728 68 384.00–402.50 $388.02 $2,825 —
757–765 763 39 373.50–380.00 $374.99 $2,861 —
806 806 5 359.00 $359.00 $2,894 —
907 907 8 336.50 $336.50 $3,052 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–438 433 47 552.50–575.00 $560.06 $2,425 —
545 545 16 452.50 $452.50 $2,466 —
563–587 574 47 420.00–450.00 $432.14 $2,480 —
603 603 14 410.25 $410.25 $2,474 —
754 754 6 342.00 $342.00 $2,579 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 16 477.50 $477.50 $2,617 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–341 321 35 575.00–585.00 $580.15 $1,862 +143.15
359–384 374 43 555.00–560.00 $557.51 $2,085 +107.51
404–441 415 195 544.00–580.00 $560.13 $2,325 +153.27
450–486 473 186 496.00–545.00 $512.46 $2,424 +129.96
474 474 23 562.00 $562.00 $2,664 +179.50
520 520 101 493.25 $493.25 $2,565 +91.25
503–547 527 287 445.00–486.00 $469.15 $2,472 +67.15
550–590 570 231 430.00–461.00 $447.33 $2,550 +33.83
601–647 626 90 384.00–420.00 $401.55 $2,514 +1.55
703–718 714 33 334.50–335.00 $334.63 $2,389 —
848 848 10 327.00 $327.00 $2,773 —
876 876 11 332.00 $332.00 $2,908 +59.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 18 500.00 $500.00 $1,920 —
409–448 435 22 495.00–507.00 $500.28 $2,176 —
477–487 481 51 465.00–480.00 $475.13 $2,285 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 8 564.00 $564.00 $2,606 —

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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.