Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

15,620 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.57/cwt ≈ $851/hd at 521 lb · 1,450 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.70/cwt ≈ $694/hd at 476 lb · 1,174 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.00/cwt ≈ $868/hd at 575 lb · 819 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,620	13,678	13,388
Feeder cattle	13,299	—	12,290
Slaughter cattle	2,062	—	296
Replacement cattle	259	—	802

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer Calves sold steady to 3.00 lower, Yearling Steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder Heifers 300-550 lbs sold steady to 3 lower, 550-700 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, and above 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady. Demand was moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
221	221	14	221.00	$221.00	$488
269–290	278	42	219.00–234.00	$227.66	$633
304–348	324	173	187.00–225.00	$209.95	$680
351–399	375	370	182.00–213.00	$199.75	$749
400–446	425	600	169.00–192.00	$180.36	$767
463 fancy	463	53	190.50	$190.50	$882
451–498	470	629	160.00–177.00	$170.90	$803
500–548	520	1,318	152.00–171.00	$162.37	$844
526 fancy	526	132	175.50	$175.50	$923
552–597	575	819	143.50–160.00	$151.00	$868
602–648	624	428	136.50–152.00	$143.43	$895
630 fancy	630	19	164.50	$164.50	$1,036
652–697	665	303	134.00–158.50	$150.37	$1,000
710–734	719	89	130.00–149.25	$144.72	$1,041
762–790	780	40	144.50–146.25	$145.14	$1,132
836	836	59	147.25	$147.25	$1,231
851–889	881	175	138.50–141.00	$139.25	$1,227
931–941	932	285	132.50–145.00	$143.89	$1,341
954–970	961	103	128.00–135.25	$132.20	$1,270
1027–1048	1036	62	128.00–128.50	$128.27	$1,329
1064–1077	1065	110	125.00–130.25	$129.91	$1,384

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
385–398	393	83	184.00–189.00	$185.71	$730
486–487	486	33	154.00–156.50	$154.76	$752
507–549	518	26	144.50–150.00	$148.43	$769

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
282–296	289	49	181.00–192.00	$186.48	$539
307–346	327	253	151.00–178.00	$171.94	$562
350–398	380	411	152.00–171.00	$162.43	$617
401–449	431	652	140.00–162.00	$148.86	$642
452–494	476	1,174	138.50–151.50	$145.70	$694
507 fancy	507	22	145.50	$145.50	$738
500–549	522	777	130.50–145.00	$139.75	$729
551–594	567	341	131.00–141.00	$135.60	$769
600–640	625	70	126.50–138.00	$133.81	$836
661–682	673	70	127.50–144.50	$139.39	$938
693	693	9	128.50	$128.50	$891
710	710	6	137.00	$137.00	$973
720–749	733	66	141.00–143.00	$141.62	$1,038
755	755	11	133.50	$133.50	$1,008
768	768	29	138.50	$138.50	$1,064
753–796	783	226	135.00–139.00	$137.97	$1,080
808–820	812	66	135.00–137.50	$136.57	$1,109
812–835	825	61	129.00–138.25	$135.21	$1,115
845	845	24	133.00	$133.00	$1,124
863–899	869	286	127.00–137.25	$135.81	$1,180
962–996	985	50	111.00–123.50	$118.81	$1,170

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
301	301	13	128.00	$128.00	$385
393–398	397	53	144.50–150.00	$148.56	$590
420–443	432	41	136.00–143.50	$140.64	$608

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
362	362	7	130.00	$130.00	$471
430	430	45	142.00	$142.00	$611
484	484	10	135.00	$135.00	$653

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970–1376	1178	85-90%	214	40.00–49.50	$46.48	$548
1125–1341	1227	85-90%	450	49.00–57.50	$51.20	$628
1054–1495	1238	85-90%	287	48.00–56.00	$51.22	$634

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1152–1485	1314	80-85%	175	55.00–59.50	$57.02	$749
1137–1570	1359	80-85%	519	60.00–70.00	$62.98	$856
1293–1710	1548	80-85%	209	61.00–72.00	$65.49	$1,014

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1492–1682	1599	75-80%	50	63.00–70.50	$66.60	$1,065

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1507–2190	1788	31	78.00–85.50	$79.91	$1,429

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1084	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	200	79.50–109.00	$91.91	$880
1062–1350	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	94	70.00–82.00	$75.10	$896

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200–1228	1209	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	60	650.00–700.00	$666.92

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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.