Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

5,413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $144.68/cwt -12.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 771 lb · 247 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $134.69/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 873 lb · 185 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $139.43/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 812 lb · 177 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,413	3,005	6,118
Feeder cattle	3,194	1,488	5,130
Slaughter cattle	1,046	736	523
Replacement cattle	1,173	781	465

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 800 lbs and heifers under 600 lbs sold sharply lower. Steers over 800 lbs steady to 1.00 lower and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and bulls sold 3.00 higher. Bred cows and pairs sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good throughout the week. Another week of mostly dry conditions across the state. But the US Drought monitor saw a slight improvement in drought in the SE corner of the state from last week. However, bulk of the range areas still very dry. With grass growth very limited reporting auctions sold twice as many slaughter cattle and replacement cattle compared to same week last year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	15	172.50	$172.50	$483	—
351–395	379	14	193.00–202.00	$195.97	$743	+3.47
483–491	486	40	160.00–165.00	$163.11	$793	-18.63
510–531	523	55	155.00–174.00	$159.63	$835	-16.36
555–587	570	151	159.00–169.50	$163.20	$930	—
603–626	620	113	157.00–168.00	$163.02	$1,011	-10.61
651	651	20	158.50	$158.50	$1,032	—
706–743	722	114	141.50–154.50	$146.61	$1,059	-7.39
759–788	771	247	139.50–148.00	$144.68	$1,115	-12.42
800–841	812	177	133.25–143.00	$139.43	$1,132	-1.39
865–885	873	185	130.00–137.00	$134.69	$1,176	+3.14
914–941	927	84	122.00–133.00	$127.95	$1,186	-1.64
1025	1025	10	117.50	$117.50	$1,204	-8.50
1051	1051	5	110.00	$110.00	$1,156	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	50	173.00	$173.00	$612	—
417	417	10	163.50	$163.50	$682	—
484	484	7	161.00	$161.00	$779	—
510–523	518	13	154.50–157.00	$156.05	$808	—
627	627	6	150.00	$150.00	$940	—
800–848	829	79	125.00–130.00	$126.96	$1,052	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
547	547	12	151.00	$151.00	$826	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	5	151.00	$151.00	$500	-20.65
435–446	438	34	148.00–154.00	$152.20	$667	-10.00
480	480	20	145.50	$145.50	$698	-8.46
514–544	524	143	141.00–148.00	$144.26	$756	-6.93
558–591	574	122	121.50–143.00	$137.09	$787	-19.91
600–645	614	127	129.00–148.00	$141.70	$870	-7.30
651–687	672	115	138.00–144.00	$141.70	$952	+1.70
711–747	734	164	124.00–134.00	$128.69	$945	-1.46
759–789	767	119	124.25–125.25	$124.82	$957	-1.66
809–839	826	112	123.50–124.00	$123.78	$1,022	+1.27
855–889	862	54	115.50–124.75	$123.00	$1,060	-3.00
947	947	37	91.50	$91.50	$867	-23.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	34	165.00	$165.00	$543	—
418–444	432	48	152.50–157.75	$154.94	$669	—
464	464	6	147.00	$147.00	$682	—
701	701	16	118.00	$118.00	$827	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	16	142.75	$142.75	$687	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	13	155.00	$155.00	$787	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1442	1335	80-85%	205	63.50–71.00	$66.44	$887	+1.88
1075–1484	1376	80-85%	94	50.00–72.50	$63.78	$878	-1.23
1325–1492	1392	80-85%	9	62.00–65.00	$64.09	$892	-0.92

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1077	1069	85-90%	6	48.00–49.00	$48.84	$522	—
1055–1180	1120	85-90%	25	57.00–63.00	$59.42	$666	-0.27
965–1281	1153	85-90%	111	50.00–67.00	$58.34	$673	-3.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1537–1620	1565	75-80%	3	64.00–68.00	$65.38	$1,023	-0.47
1469–1845	1633	75-80%	17	59.00–76.50	$64.36	$1,051	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1687–2190	1936	34	81.00–94.50	$89.12	$1,725	—
1675–2150	2006	8	90.50–94.50	$92.01	$1,846	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–866	819	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	106.00–110.00	$107.18	$878
870–1135	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	71.00–83.00	$78.54	$784
681–1115	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	250	87.00–116.00	$95.00	$955
970–1205	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	51.00–56.00	$54.94	$591
875–1520	1179	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	58	58.50–66.50	$61.29	$723
1225–1355	1282	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	63.50–65.00	$64.09	$822

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1255	1255	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	800.00	$800.00
1288–1351	1308	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,200.00–1,260.00	$1,233.76
970–1404	1366	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	785.00–925.00	$897.03
1250–1510	1395	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	950.00–1,150.00	$1,031.08
1398	1398	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	910.00	$910.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	950.00	$950.00

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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
1255–1305	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,575.49	—
1249–1561	1321	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	1,475.00–1,860.00	$1,739.74	—
1252–1627	1328	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	45	1,300.00–1,735.00	$1,687.84	—
1264–1610	1351	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,350.00–1,385.00	$1,360.43	—
1291–1655	1433	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	182	1,175.00–1,385.00	$1,272.04	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1263–1293	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	72	2,025.00–2,050.00	$2,039.03	—

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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.