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Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

13,140 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.42/cwt ≈ $999/hd at 673 lb · 1,012 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.44/cwt ≈ $959/hd at 576 lb · 962 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.90/cwt ≈ $856/hd at 571 lb · 728 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 13,140 2,222 11,946
Feeder cattle 10,888 — 10,447
Slaughter cattle 919 1,094 493
Replacement cattle 1,333 1,128 1,006

Market comments — USDA reporter

No market trend this week since the last sales were before Christmas of 2020. Demand was good for the large run of calves and feeder cattle and for the light supply of bred cows in the first full week of the New Year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 6 181.00 $181.00 $541 —
320–342 335 15 209.00–210.00 $209.32 $701 —
364–393 370 124 191.00–210.00 $205.51 $760 —
412–444 430 310 183.00–212.00 $193.75 $833 —
462–495 483 298 174.25–188.00 $179.54 $867 —
501–549 532 599 166.75–182.00 $175.02 $931 —
551–599 576 962 159.00–174.50 $166.44 $959 —
600–648 628 663 149.00–164.00 $156.14 $981 —
652–697 673 1,012 140.00–155.25 $148.42 $999 —
700–744 722 441 133.00–156.50 $149.19 $1,077 —
751–783 765 450 131.50–152.00 $143.87 $1,101 —
805–843 828 269 122.00–137.50 $135.16 $1,119 —
871–885 878 229 137.50–138.85 $138.66 $1,217 —
928 928 11 128.50 $128.50 $1,192 —
954–983 964 54 124.00–131.00 $128.69 $1,241 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 5 184.50 $184.50 $732 —
440 440 6 179.00 $179.00 $788 —
528–541 536 19 160.00–164.00 $162.34 $870 —
632–643 641 55 135.00–140.00 $139.19 $892 —
683 683 8 136.00 $136.00 $929 —
708–730 720 75 136.00–142.00 $138.48 $997 —
776 776 23 136.00 $136.00 $1,055 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–399 378 239 167.00–182.00 $175.07 $662 —
401–422 418 299 158.00–178.00 $171.48 $717 —
477 fancy 477 36 170.00 $170.00 $811 —
451–493 479 534 149.00–162.00 $156.07 $748 —
500–549 527 708 145.00–159.00 $153.46 $809 —
551–599 567 626 141.00–155.00 $148.58 $842 —
596 596 102 158.00 $158.00 $942 —
601–647 621 301 133.00–145.00 $138.93 $863 —
650–695 674 342 127.00–141.00 $135.61 $914 —
700–735 717 172 126.00–136.00 $131.53 $943 —
752–761 754 97 129.50–134.00 $132.85 $1,002 —
804–829 822 218 126.50–134.50 $128.63 $1,057 —
852–855 854 53 128.50–134.00 $130.16 $1,112 —
1008 1008 16 116.00 $116.00 $1,169 —
1206 1206 5 111.00 $111.00 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 8 142.50 $142.50 $517 —
429–444 438 19 155.50–156.00 $155.71 $682 —
493 493 12 140.00 $140.00 $690 —
535–548 543 17 143.00 $143.00 $776 —
565–596 578 63 130.00–142.00 $137.52 $795 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 11 133.00 $133.00 $853 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1144 1140 85-90% 38 36.00–38.00 $37.00 $422 —
1030–1387 1175 85-90% 205 37.00–49.00 $44.25 $520 -3.47
1121–1290 1175 85-90% 136 43.50–51.50 $47.38 $557 -0.34
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1164–1561 1332 80-85% 203 50.50–58.50 $54.35 $724 +0.57
1305–1475 1354 80-85% 56 54.50–57.50 $56.35 $763 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650–1760 1729 75-80% 7 54.00–54.50 $54.36 $940 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1730–1980 1844 11 72.00–73.00 $72.51 $1,337 —
1783–2452 2029 35 76.00–83.50 $78.39 $1,591 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735–1011 904 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 234 87.00–108.00 $94.91 $858
953–1270 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 127 68.00–80.00 $74.26 $841

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1241–1479 1358 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 107 800.00–1,075.00 $962.37
1331–1485 1434 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 136 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,057.20

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1016–1184 1092 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 270 1,510.00–1,700.00 $1,605.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
973–1073 1026 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 85 1,425.00–1,485.00 $1,458.22

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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.