Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 21, 2026

538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $379.75/cwt +16.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,681/hd at 706 lb · 80 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.00/cwt ≈ $2,498/hd at 925 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	538	1,079	165
Feeder cattle	169	751	44
Slaughter cattle	140	87	48
Replacement cattle	229	241	73

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday sale on light offering; slaughter cows steady on limited offering with slaughter bulls instances 7.00 higher on larger offering. Several small packages cow/calf pairs and bred cows with several individuals offered. Feeder calves unevenly steads with couple larger packages replacement quality heifers ready to turn out higher overtones noted. Demand moderate to good.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder calves unevenly steads with couple larger packages replacement quality heifers ready to turn out higher overtones noted
→ Replacement cows: Several small packages cow/calf pairs and bred cows with several individuals offered
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows steady on limited offering with slaughter bulls instances 7.00 higher on larger offering
▲ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows steady on limited offering with slaughter bulls instances 7.00 higher on larger offering

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	6	502.50	$502.50	$2,502	-66.61
960	960	6	310.00	$310.00	$2,976	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469 value added	469	9	480.00	$480.00	$2,251	—
520	520	6	455.00	$455.00	$2,366	-3.30
706	706	80	379.75	$379.75	$2,681	+16.67
888	888	6	287.50	$287.50	$2,553	-24.66
925	925	16	270.00	$270.00	$2,498	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1905	1574	75-80%	10	164.00–176.50	$170.38	$2,682	+0.26
1475–1720	1622	75-80%	3	157.50–161.00	$159.60	$2,589	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1315	1306	80-85%	4	158.50–162.00	$160.01	$2,090	-25.21
1325–1370	1333	80-85%	7	164.50–184.00	$176.97	$2,359	-8.25

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1165	1065	85-90%	3	156.00–166.50	$162.23	$1,728	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1335	1271	4	210.00–224.00	$212.97	$2,707	-3.47
1445–2170	1754	28	201.00–225.00	$212.70	$3,731	—
1545–1970	1760	3	185.00–199.00	$193.11	$3,399	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1275	1114	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	240.00–301.00	$270.33	$3,011
930–1430	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	171.00–189.00	$179.08	$2,215
1090–1290	1237	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	196.00–221.00	$214.10	$2,648
1150–1480	1342	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	162.00–168.00	$164.81	$2,212
1400–1615	1495	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	36	172.50–188.50	$182.04	$2,721

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
995–1333	1186	(<2 yrs)	Open	30	232.50–255.00	$243.75	$2,891

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1290–1412	1328	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	3,725.00–3,900.00	$3,851.78
1399–1410	1401	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	3,500.00–3,525.00	$3,503.60
1370–1501	1475	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,100.00–3,200.00	$3,118.58

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1016–1032	1021	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	3,700.00–3,750.00	$3,716.84

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1142	1142	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	4,150.00	$4,150.00	—
1419	1419	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1462	1462	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1490	1490	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—
1775	1775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
916	916	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	3,925.00	$3,925.00	—

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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.