Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

6,999 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.65/cwt +9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 660 lb · 633 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.85/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 579 lb · 510 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.17/cwt +4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 627 lb · 495 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,999	5,266	4,110
Feeder cattle	5,597	3,656	3,282
Slaughter cattle	916	416	381
Replacement cattle	486	1,194	447

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, 500 to 800 lbs sold 4.00 higher and over 800 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bull sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Bred cows sold steady to 200.00 per head higher. Demand was good through out the week for all classes of cattle on offer.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	15	215.00	$215.00	$630	—
360–393	373	96	185.00–220.00	$204.86	$764	-4.14
429–448	436	178	199.00–212.50	$202.11	$881	+2.69
452–495	479	119	189.00–206.00	$194.83	$933	+6.29
512–545	528	192	185.00–200.00	$190.02	$1,003	+1.86
562–595	580	161	172.50–186.00	$177.81	$1,031	-0.65
604–642	616	193	168.00–180.00	$174.30	$1,074	+1.57
654–690	666	170	154.00–173.00	$168.00	$1,119	+2.18
705–747	723	220	146.00–158.50	$154.93	$1,120	+1.27
751–778	757	86	137.50–159.00	$154.62	$1,170	+8.70
826–841	831	14	138.00–140.00	$139.28	$1,157	+2.00
851–884	872	43	136.00–145.50	$139.23	$1,214	+0.73
936	936	20	124.50	$124.50	$1,165	-7.50
966	966	34	124.50–125.00	$124.71	$1,205	—
1012	1012	8	121.00	$121.00	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	7	190.00	$190.00	$783	—
499	499	7	171.00	$171.00	$853	—
617–640	624	57	158.00–160.00	$158.61	$990	+12.61
652–692	666	101	146.00–158.00	$156.02	$1,039	+6.39
760	760	12	139.00	$139.00	$1,056	—
885	885	5	128.00	$128.00	$1,133	+1.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	9	170.00	$170.00	$894	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326–348	338	69	166.00–186.00	$181.50	$613	—
356–375	365	55	160.00–183.00	$177.87	$649	+6.87
409–448	425	216	169.00–180.00	$175.30	$745	+7.47
455–490	471	129	160.00–184.00	$170.61	$804	+2.05
503–542	516	192	152.00–171.00	$165.33	$853	-3.04
558	558	23	164.00	$164.00	$915	-1.54
557–595	580	487	152.85–170.00	$162.80	$944	-2.74
600–649	627	495	150.50–160.00	$155.17	$973	+4.57
650–652	652	247	152.00–167.50	$166.75	$1,087	+19.93
650–672	665	386	145.50–154.50	$150.18	$999	+3.36
706–737	724	201	131.00–160.00	$137.23	$994	+0.33
762	762	46	141.50	$141.50	$1,078	+5.99
755–796	785	137	131.00–134.50	$132.34	$1,039	-3.17
804–836	813	62	129.00–135.00	$133.14	$1,082	+3.57
903	903	9	120.00	$120.00	$1,084	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	9	157.50	$157.50	$578	—
429–434	430	38	142.50–159.00	$155.06	$667	—
580–588	585	52	147.00–148.00	$147.68	$864	—
606–648	636	72	140.00–145.00	$141.32	$899	+11.32
658–688	669	57	132.00–145.00	$136.67	$914	+3.67
969	969	11	109.00	$109.00	$1,056	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1097–1197	1144	85-90%	54	62.00–70.00	$65.91	$754	—
1000–1415	1186	85-90%	81	59.00–72.00	$67.81	$804	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1395	1279	80-85%	14	66.00–72.00	$67.36	$862	—
1230–1345	1282	80-85%	26	60.00–76.50	$68.24	$875	—
1232–1620	1425	80-85%	83	71.00–76.00	$73.24	$1,044	+10.76

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1431–1755	1522	75-80%	7	68.50–71.00	$69.84	$1,063	—
1400–1995	1631	75-80%	17	61.00–69.00	$65.21	$1,064	+3.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1675	1530	2	74.50–80.00	$76.99	$1,178	—
1685	1685	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,264	—
1665–2303	1929	30	77.50–104.00	$93.25	$1,799	+5.77
1960–1991	1987	7	91.00–103.00	$92.69	$1,842	-0.33

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
701–924	860	(<2 yrs)	Open	35	113.00–132.00	$118.18	$1,016
905–1085	988	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	63.00–69.00	$66.77	$660
815–1126	1039	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	227	85.00–107.50	$99.78	$1,037
780–1150	1041	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	70.00–82.00	$77.69	$809
905–1565	1286	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	60.00–69.50	$65.46	$842

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1560	1178	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	850.00–985.00	$925.64
1050–1245	1181	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,300.00–1,600.00	$1,525.19
1000–1282 thin fleshed	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,185.00	$1,123.85
1163–1302	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	118	1,800.00–1,875.00	$1,857.27
1225–1280	1253	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,060.00–1,075.00	$1,067.34
1327–1350	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	55	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,745.03
1280–1394	1376	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	90	925.00–1,435.00	$1,389.03
1360–1406	1389	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	76	1,075.00–1,120.00	$1,101.17

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,010.00	$1,010.00

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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
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.