Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

16,506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.18/cwt -5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 528 lb · 1,316 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.74/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 473 lb · 1,180 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $191.18/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 470 lb · 989 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	16,506	15,163	13,571
Feeder cattle	13,651	10,927	11,439
Slaughter cattle	1,877	2,442	1,384
Replacement cattle	978	1,794	748

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 500 to 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and over 700 lbs sold mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves sold under 700 lbs sold unevenly steady with 800 lbs yearlings 2.00 higher on the week. Boning and lean cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for calves, slaughter cows with good demand for the short supply of yearling feeders. Quite a few young cows and tested open two-year-old heifers returning to the country. Along with some middle-aged cows going to stalk fields.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252–262	258	25	200.00–231.00	$220.12	$568	+9.12
315–326	320	107	199.00–234.00	$218.88	$700	+11.37
351–392	373	528	199.00–220.00	$210.57	$785	-0.20
404 fancy	404	80	207.00	$207.00	$836	—
402–444	423	472	184.00–210.00	$198.36	$839	-0.89
450–496	470	989	180.50–196.25	$191.18	$899	+2.52
504 fancy	504	201	186.00	$186.00	$937	—
502–547	532	1,115	163.50–181.50	$172.05	$915	-7.27
553–596	573	904	150.00–173.00	$162.79	$933	-0.43
601–645	627	774	142.00–174.00	$159.92	$1,003	-8.81
651–699	674	290	137.00–164.00	$154.94	$1,044	+3.81
711–737	728	98	130.50–149.00	$145.61	$1,060	-1.21
750–799	779	164	149.00–164.00	$157.45	$1,227	+8.78
810–841	828	94	137.50–161.00	$151.57	$1,255	-1.43
857	857	5	146.50	$146.50	$1,256	-4.02
916–937	929	98	144.50–157.50	$155.38	$1,443	+12.00
1036	1036	15	152.00	$152.00	$1,575	+21.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487–495	492	43	170.00–174.00	$173.08	$852	+2.76
507–547	531	81	158.00–162.50	$160.68	$853	-5.53
555	555	49	153.00	$153.00	$849	+5.43
602–627	620	41	131.00–148.00	$143.57	$890	+7.57
664	664	19	121.00	$121.00	$803	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	12	198.00	$198.00	$558	+8.00
300–349	327	197	178.00–200.00	$183.10	$599	-3.34
355–399	381	635	170.00–189.00	$178.09	$679	-7.84
402 fancy	402	81	181.75	$181.75	$731	—
402–446	427	663	160.00–187.00	$174.08	$743	+1.34
451–498	473	1,180	151.50–172.00	$161.74	$765	+2.88
501–549	523	461	143.75–158.00	$149.91	$784	-3.69
554–591	567	524	134.00–156.00	$145.95	$828	-2.39
600–628	618	183	124.75–145.00	$136.44	$843	-7.15
657–675	669	45	139.00–140.00	$139.67	$934	-11.42
703–749	719	119	122.50–157.50	$152.32	$1,095	-1.70
765–784	774	96	148.75–156.00	$153.12	$1,185	-2.80
812–844	839	191	146.00–156.00	$153.16	$1,285	+1.51
854–865	858	17	140.00–145.00	$141.78	$1,216	-4.92
941	941	20	140.00	$140.00	$1,317	-6.00
952–966	958	29	123.00–137.00	$130.67	$1,252	-3.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	335	19	175.00	$175.00	$586	+14.00
355–393	376	41	150.00–155.00	$153.32	$576	-4.79
431–447	441	59	151.00–153.00	$151.30	$667	-0.32
460–472	465	24	147.00–152.60	$150.23	$699	+9.77
512	512	12	135.00	$135.00	$691	-1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1700	1383	80-85%	537	58.00–73.00	$63.27	$875	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1092	1034	85-90%	101	46.00–48.00	$47.66	$493	—
1055–1300	1171	85-90%	337	50.00–61.00	$53.96	$632	+1.84

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1488–1690	1568	75-80%	53	63.00–69.00	$66.27	$1,039	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–2034	1877	62	89.00–101.00	$92.49	$1,736	+9.22

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
861–1120	951	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	180	95.00–128.00	$109.08	$1,037
1055–1180	1107	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	108	75.00–79.00	$76.18	$843

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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.