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Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

12,854 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.71/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 569 lb · 955 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.91/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 472 lb · 711 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.14/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 514 lb · 695 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 12,854 17,578 11,181
Feeder cattle 8,462 14,833 7,188
Slaughter cattle 2,226 1,684 1,981
Replacement cattle 2,166 1,061 2,012

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week's heavy supply of bawling calves, flyweight steer and heifer calves sold 10.00 higher, steers over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and the heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls weak. Quite a few of the cows and bulls displayed extra fill as Mother Nature was preparing them for the weekend winter storm. Quite a few of the bawling calves had precondition shots and came to the barn the day before the sale. Monday's sale this week was a bred cows special with the prices and ages at the bottom of this report. With the feed and grazing shortage in the trade area many reports of quite a lot of bred and open cows will make there way to town.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–298 277 21 195.00–213.00 $204.26 $566 -8.70
322–337 327 83 194.00–205.00 $200.85 $657 +11.30
353–378 370 165 182.75–209.00 $195.61 $724 +11.78
371 371 30 208.00 $208.00 $772 +24.17
400–448 424 520 169.00–186.00 $179.04 $759 +0.53
465 465 86 165.00 $165.00 $767 -3.24
453–491 475 549 156.50–172.00 $164.82 $783 -3.42
504–548 514 695 151.00–168.50 $160.14 $823 -0.59
550–599 569 955 136.00–152.00 $145.71 $829 +1.85
612–645 630 430 133.50–146.50 $141.90 $894 -1.54
662–686 674 50 138.50–144.00 $142.10 $958 -0.83
734 734 19 143.50 $143.50 $1,053 -3.72
782 782 12 139.50 $139.50 $1,091 -0.14
803–824 818 24 131.00–137.00 $135.28 $1,107 -1.13
898 898 9 136.50 $136.50 $1,226 +0.90
905–916 913 25 127.00–132.00 $130.61 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–447 439 88 151.00–161.00 $157.46 $691 +0.85
453–494 480 106 146.00–155.00 $151.56 $727 -2.56
505–548 537 82 142.00–147.00 $144.76 $777 -4.43
560–574 564 68 130.00–135.00 $133.65 $754 -2.46
644 644 32 129.50 $129.50 $834 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 8 149.00 $149.00 $566 —
474 474 24 137.50 $137.50 $652 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256–292 280 25 159.00–182.50 $170.31 $477 -7.69
287 287 9 185.00 $185.00 $531 +7.00
306–345 333 82 168.00–182.00 $171.09 $570 +10.78
352 352 33 172.00 $172.00 $605 +14.39
354–394 379 260 145.75–168.00 $158.03 $599 +0.42
400–449 427 531 141.00–159.00 $150.52 $643 -0.74
437 437 37 144.50 $144.50 $631 -6.76
451–495 472 711 135.00–153.00 $142.91 $675 +1.42
515 515 54 147.00 $147.00 $757 +10.27
504–548 520 478 129.75–139.50 $135.09 $702 -1.64
554–590 571 271 125.00–136.00 $130.03 $742 -5.72
616 fancy 616 8 134.00 $134.00 $825 —
628 628 29 121.00–130.50 $128.86 $809 -9.28
651–699 678 37 128.00–137.00 $131.74 $893 +4.24
704 704 19 134.50 $134.50 $947 -2.50
738 738 16 135.00 $135.00 $996 +1.25
751 751 27 138.00 $138.00 $1,036 +4.99
750–781 764 33 121.00–137.00 $125.96 $962 -11.42
809–835 812 178 130.10–138.00 $134.13 $1,089 -2.31
855–883 866 38 129.00–132.00 $130.79 $1,133 +0.16
903–931 919 53 127.00–132.00 $128.90 $1,185 +6.97
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–346 343 25 151.00–160.00 $156.65 $537 +16.03
436–448 442 40 141.00–142.00 $141.51 $625 +10.01
481 481 22 137.00 $137.00 $659 +12.00
657–670 663 14 102.00–107.50 $104.38 $692 —
700 700 11 117.00 $117.00 $819 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 9 113.00 $113.00 $437 —
512 512 25 115.00 $115.00 $589 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 31 145.00 $145.00 $690 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1335 1164 85-90% 287 45.50–54.00 $50.12 $583 +1.59
920–1318 1194 85-90% 430 48.00–55.50 $52.09 $622 —
1120–1313 1262 85-90% 58 43.50–44.50 $43.88 $554 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1497 1341 80-85% 609 56.50–68.00 $61.16 $820 -1.53
1335–1597 1501 80-85% 139 57.50–68.50 $61.85 $928 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1947 1629 75-80% 44 60.00–72.00 $67.61 $1,101 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685–2120 1902 25 72.50–80.50 $75.62 $1,438 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
802–1085 923 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 376 80.00–115.00 $93.57 $864
978–1300 1084 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 208 69.00–84.00 $76.89 $833

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
917–1335 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 175 1,075.00–1,350.00 $1,206.87
1143–1475 1332 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 390 800.00–950.00 $851.62
1227–1430 1342 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 220 1,075.00–1,260.00 $1,181.64
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1117–1313 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 18 800.00–985.00 $910.08
1156–1302 1233 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 137 650.00–785.00 $733.30

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
766–986 861 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 122 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,090.45

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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.