Winter Livestock Auction Market Report

Riverton, Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 5, 2026

808 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.42/cwt ≈ $3,055/hd at 827 lb · 107 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $415.87/cwt ≈ $2,848/hd at 685 lb · 52 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $418.49/cwt -8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,395/hd at 572 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	808	742	784
Feeder cattle	455	453	349
Slaughter cattle	131	34	69
Replacement cattle	222	255	366

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday selling all classes of cattle; slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady with instances 3.00 higher with feeder cows firm. Cow/calf pairs offered not as attractive as last week with smaller lots. Feeder steer calves steady with instance 30.00 higher on 600 lb calves, feeder heifers higher higher on replacement quality heifers in lot packages. Good demand with good buyer participation.

▲ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers higher higher on replacement quality heifers in lot packages
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steer calves steady with instance 30.00 higher on 600 lb calves
→ Replacement cows: Cow/calf pairs offered not as attractive as last week with smaller lots
▲ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls steady with instances 3.00 higher with feeder cows firm
→ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows mostly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
474	474	11	547.50	$547.50	$2,595	—
566	566	14	513.00	$513.00	$2,904	—
622	622	10	460.00	$460.00	$2,861	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	7	590.00	$590.00	$2,614	—
485	485	8	560.00	$560.00	$2,716	—
565	565	16	519.00	$519.00	$2,932	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	6	420.00	$420.00	$2,100	—
551–598	566	22	400.00–426.00	$408.74	$2,313	+3.74
585	585	11	438.00	$438.00	$2,562	+9.23
620	620	14	437.00	$437.00	$2,709	+32.00
684	684	45	423.00	$423.00	$2,893	—
690	690	7	370.00	$370.00	$2,553	—
731	731	14	397.00	$397.00	$2,902	+30.50
754	754	5	379.00	$379.00	$2,858	+14.00
805–825	818	54	360.00–363.00	$361.49	$2,957	—
836	836	53	377.50	$377.50	$3,156	—
899	899	5	326.00	$326.00	$2,931	+9.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
652	652	13	370.00	$370.00	$2,412	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1395	1257	80-85%	7	158.00–168.00	$163.07	$2,050	—
1210–1370	1314	80-85%	6	145.00–155.00	$152.37	$2,002	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1145	1081	85-90%	4	156.00–163.50	$157.94	$1,707	+13.81
900–1167	1086	85-90%	4	150.00–155.50	$153.72	$1,669	+9.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1433–1750	1554	75-80%	6	159.50–165.50	$161.32	$2,507	—
1580–1805	1693	75-80%	2	153.00–156.00	$154.40	$2,614	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1237–1620	1410	12	200.00–211.00	$205.13	$2,892	—
1800	1800	1	199.00	$199.00	$3,582	—
1685–1990	1858	14	205.00–221.50	$212.29	$3,944	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
957–1333	1103	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	170.00–282.50	$233.05	$2,571
1185–1445	1252	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	187.50–222.50	$199.15	$2,493
1031–1555	1267	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	165.00–181.00	$174.90	$2,216
1190–1400	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	180.50–197.00	$185.73	$2,400
1330–1642	1463	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	21	169.00–181.00	$174.18	$2,548
1299–1600	1498	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	161.00–169.00	$164.43	$2,463

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–1150	1063	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	232.00–256.00	$238.81	$2,539

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1186–1550	1277	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,050.00–2,950.00	$2,323.10

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1410	1410	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00

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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
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1256–1361	1269	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	4,450.00–4,650.00	$4,623.19	-418.82
922–1465	1284	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,300.00–4,250.00	$3,527.39	-1,514.62
1182–1618	1317	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	2,800.00–3,650.00	$3,327.12	-672.88
1266–1655	1398	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	3,550.00–3,850.00	$3,738.67	+522.93
1403	1403	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—
1255–1625	1512	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,750.00–3,700.00	$3,489.11	-510.89

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860–1150	933	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,738.34	—

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1585	1585	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

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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.