Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

2,863 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $164.48/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,349/hd at 820 lb · 351 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $158.08/cwt ≈ $1,525/hd at 965 lb · 266 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.68/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,310/hd at 887 lb · 140 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,863	2,139	1,275
Feeder cattle	2,149	1,682	398
Slaughter cattle	426	310	621
Replacement cattle	288	147	256

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week on comparable offerings of steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter and feeder cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with lean cows instances 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher on thin test. Demand was good. Few, light spring calves sold in the run this week. With pastures drying up and limited winter feed resources some calves are starting to make there way through the auction markets. A little earlier than most years but so far demand for the bawling calves has been good. Few, complete dispersals of next year spring bred cows on hand Friday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	5	237.50	$237.50	$641	—
324–333	329	26	223.00	$223.00	$734	—
394	394	5	201.00	$201.00	$792	—
404	404	25	201.00	$201.00	$812	—
475	475	41	183.50	$183.50	$872	—
508 unweaned	508	22	174.50	$174.50	$886	—
568 unweaned	568	26	169.00	$169.00	$960	—
651	651	38	173.00	$173.00	$1,126	—
701–723	713	44	169.50–173.00	$171.06	$1,220	+16.06
781–786	783	68	163.00–169.00	$165.80	$1,298	+2.92
804–848	820	351	160.00–166.50	$164.48	$1,349	+1.18
856–868	865	134	157.00–164.00	$161.97	$1,401	+4.47
913	913	46	150.50–156.00	$154.45	$1,410	+0.45
965–970	965	266	154.25–158.50	$158.08	$1,525	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1029	1029	49	148.50	$148.50	$1,528	—
1058–1097	1077	21	139.50–148.50	$144.13	$1,552	—
1100	1100	18	141.50	$141.50	$1,556	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
958	958	74	144.50	$144.50	$1,384	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
291	291	10	196.00	$196.00	$570	—
325	325	15	194.00	$194.00	$630	—
366–399	389	65	178.00–183.00	$179.37	$698	—
470–482	473	51	160.00–168.00	$165.76	$784	—
530 unweaned	530	27	156.00	$156.00	$827	—
609	609	12	166.00	$166.00	$1,011	+10.00
739–745	741	79	150.00–158.00	$155.96	$1,156	+4.40
789	789	28	154.50	$154.50	$1,219	+0.37
816–841	832	88	147.00–153.50	$149.62	$1,245	+2.89
867–898	887	140	146.00–149.50	$147.68	$1,310	-2.94
907–947	928	33	141.00–146.00	$143.37	$1,330	-6.45
971–995	984	62	142.00–143.50	$142.84	$1,406	-3.88

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1003–1026	1018	47	136.00–144.00	$139.37	$1,419	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1455	1355	80-85%	61	67.50–71.00	$69.05	$936	—
1250–1705	1470	80-85%	84	72.00–77.50	$75.06	$1,103	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1240	1172	85-90%	58	65.00–69.00	$66.51	$779	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1785	1651	75-80%	6	73.50–80.00	$76.19	$1,258	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1775–2115	1933	27	87.50–92.50	$88.98	$1,720	+3.73

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1120–1242	1201	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	45	71.50–76.00	$74.60	$896

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1223–1250	1234	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	33	810.00–925.00	$875.60
1256	1256	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	1,475.00	$1,475.00

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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.