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Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

3,819 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.07/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 729 lb · 342 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.92/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 635 lb · 253 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.18/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 469 lb · 218 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,819 5,248 1,516
Feeder cattle 2,742 4,021 909
Slaughter cattle 659 432 140
Replacement cattle 418 795 467

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Not enough bred cows or pairs for an adequate market comparison. Demand was moderate to good at both reporting auctions. Few, more open cows and heiferettes made their way to the auction this week with several of the young cows going back to the county to try motherhood one more time. Even though summer grass could me limited this summer, cattlemen continue to procure lots for summer turn out. If the green grass holds out cost of gains will be cheaper than in the feedlot where roughage is tight, and corn has jumped up. June corn closed the week $0.587 higher at $6.325.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–486 473 51 186.00–212.00 $195.74 $926 +8.62
527–549 539 44 174.00–189.50 $178.03 $960 -4.43
555–582 571 89 169.00–187.00 $178.22 $1,018 -9.12
611–628 617 45 168.00–176.00 $172.45 $1,064 -2.79
654–684 670 80 159.00–165.00 $161.53 $1,082 -11.19
700–726 715 103 146.50–159.00 $153.60 $1,098 -0.06
756–757 757 30 142.50–148.00 $146.17 $1,107 +0.40
804–809 807 30 136.00–140.50 $137.49 $1,110 -1.39
865 865 59 133.00 $133.00 $1,150 -6.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 7 191.00 $191.00 $900 —
615–625 620 43 154.00–158.00 $155.84 $966 -5.59
677–696 687 58 141.00–148.00 $144.61 $993 -15.39
738 738 10 137.00 $137.00 $1,011 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–399 382 23 171.00–176.00 $172.36 $658 -8.65
406–435 413 59 178.00–181.00 $178.75 $738 +3.76
416–441 427 92 162.00–173.00 $166.93 $713 -8.06
465 465 114 180.25 $180.25 $838 +11.80
452–492 473 104 160.00–177.00 $165.43 $782 -3.02
519–541 529 117 152.00–160.00 $155.83 $824 -6.40
541 541 10 159.00 $159.00 $860 -3.23
558 558 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,038 +29.83
554–591 569 198 148.00–158.00 $153.66 $874 -2.51
616–642 635 253 144.00–156.00 $149.92 $952 +1.21
653–679 667 170 136.00–152.00 $149.58 $998 +1.04
701–748 729 342 123.00–141.50 $137.07 $999 +0.37
760–789 780 61 133.00–136.00 $133.91 $1,044 +0.56
828–845 836 38 124.00–127.00 $125.64 $1,050 -6.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 10 135.00 $135.00 $610 -23.00
513 513 6 140.00 $140.00 $718 —
680–690 684 38 133.00–139.00 $136.61 $934 +20.61
747 747 18 121.00 $121.00 $904 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1550 1420 80-85% 142 65.50–74.00 $69.35 $985 —
1220–1620 1497 80-85% 61 59.00–71.00 $66.63 $997 —
1560 1560 80-85% 3 77.50 $77.50 $1,209 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1120 1073 85-90% 2 64.50 $64.50 $692 —
1083–1199 1134 85-90% 126 55.50–65.00 $61.78 $701 +3.26
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1473 1473 75-80% 3 71.10 $71.10 $1,047 —
1387–1820 1598 75-80% 52 60.00–74.00 $67.23 $1,074 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–2020 1785 42 83.00–94.00 $87.67 $1,565 —
2098 2098 1 98.00 $98.00 $2,056 —
2780 2780 1 61.00 $61.00 $1,696 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
882–950 896 (<2 yrs)Open 6 103.00–115.50 $111.87 $1,002
630–1198 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 152 90.00–115.00 $102.45 $1,050
875–1305 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 72.00–87.00 $76.17 $829
1125–1506 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 123 62.00–81.00 $75.84 $972
970–1625 1356 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 12 57.50–62.50 $60.26 $817

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1232–1340 1268 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,010.00–1,210.00 $1,080.45
1260–1361 1316 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 1,325.00–1,435.00 $1,358.20
1430 1430 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1108 1108 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1505 1505 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -75.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.