Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

5,830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.11/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 617 lb · 350 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.62/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 515 lb · 291 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $160.79/cwt ≈ $1,388/hd at 863 lb · 286 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,830	5,298	5,248
Feeder cattle	3,569	4,354	4,021
Slaughter cattle	624	520	432
Replacement cattle	1,637	424	795

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: The light test of feeder steers under 500 lbs sold with firm undertone, 500 - 650 lbs sold mostly 10.00 lower and steers over 650 lbs sold firm, mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold with firm undertone, 500 - 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Average dressing slaughter cows sold firm, mostly 3.00 higher, while average dressing slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Active trade and good demand noted in reported auction markets.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–357	355	31	229.00–238.00	$233.32	$828	+9.28
425	425	40	239.00	$239.00	$1,016	+6.42
452–487	467	149	179.00–231.00	$224.91	$1,050	+11.58
510–525	518	76	175.50–204.00	$195.69	$1,014	-9.17
555–585	570	211	174.25–198.50	$186.94	$1,066	-15.10
603–649	631	162	180.00–190.50	$185.38	$1,170	-3.05
651–682	663	136	180.00–185.50	$183.08	$1,214	+8.96
702–732	711	70	162.00–170.00	$167.65	$1,192	-0.69
752–787	776	190	163.00–167.00	$164.14	$1,274	+12.02
802–804	804	160	162.00–163.25	$162.99	$1,310	+6.27
858–894	863	286	139.35–164.50	$160.79	$1,388	—
926	926	34	152.00	$152.00	$1,408	+4.06
996	996	19	136.00	$136.00	$1,355	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	15	195.00	$195.00	$663	—
354–387	369	55	196.00–208.00	$202.28	$746	+27.14
406–438	420	116	190.00–200.00	$195.53	$821	+8.01
466–467	466	31	162.00–193.00	$187.99	$876	+11.37
501–546	515	291	170.00–178.00	$174.62	$899	-1.50
570–573	571	99	165.00–169.00	$166.62	$951	-4.18
601–648	617	350	160.00–168.50	$165.11	$1,019	+6.55
671	671	50	160.00	$160.00	$1,074	+0.99
706–741	725	205	148.00–157.50	$154.11	$1,117	+4.90
738	738	7	145.00	$145.00	$1,070	-4.21
768–788	773	236	147.00–148.50	$147.35	$1,139	+0.59
829–833	830	131	145.00–145.25	$145.19	$1,205	-1.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
646	646	40	146.00	$146.00	$943	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1133–1512	1270	80-85%	174	76.50–87.00	$82.03	$1,042	—
1195–1365	1304	80-85%	33	79.00–84.50	$81.51	$1,063	—
1210–1655	1365	80-85%	32	71.00–88.50	$82.32	$1,124	+0.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1010	958	85-90%	2	63.00–66.00	$64.58	$619	—
1015–1180	1140	85-90%	15	78.00–86.00	$80.94	$923	—
1056–1300	1144	85-90%	68	69.50–81.00	$78.27	$895	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1635	1586	75-80%	6	81.50–86.00	$83.68	$1,327	—
1438–1797	1619	75-80%	13	75.00–95.50	$85.89	$1,391	+10.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	2	74.00	$74.00	$807	—
1280–1490	1392	3	86.00–96.50	$92.20	$1,283	—
1810–2225	2018	2	101.00–108.00	$104.86	$2,116	—
1735–2292	2108	20	80.00–112.50	$104.97	$2,213	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1055	944	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	109.00–124.00	$120.54	$1,138
705–1225	966	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	131	91.00–113.00	$105.17	$1,016
950–1350	1164	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	66.00–79.50	$75.86	$883
1235–1491	1392	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	73.00–82.50	$80.62	$1,122

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1204	1082	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	80.00–90.00	$83.98	$909

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1200	1146	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,123.08
1077–1402	1171	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	1,300.00–1,650.00	$1,510.34
1186–1295	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,142.13
1179–1465	1284	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	548	950.00–1,650.00	$1,561.24
1128–1418	1294	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	925.00–1,100.00	$996.77
1163–1406	1296	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	192	1,035.00–1,175.00	$1,129.69
1276–1635	1334	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	277	1,050.00–1,575.00	$1,509.75
1266–1530	1372	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,325.00–1,500.00	$1,403.08

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1410	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1262	1073	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	1,235.00–1,560.00	$1,531.77
1096–1365	1190	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,337.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1180	1065	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	960.00–1,225.00	$1,048.36
1093	1093	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	910.00	$910.00

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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
1079	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1222–1600	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	1,485.00–1,810.00	$1,553.96	—
1300–1377	1353	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,011.00–1,150.00	$1,077.89	—
1392–1432	1403	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,160.00–1,250.00	$1,186.24	—
1210–1435	1408	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,225.00–1,425.00	$1,384.38	—
1375–1446	1409	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	1,235.00–1,300.00	$1,290.79	—
1425	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1570	1570	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,310.00	$1,310.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1074	1074	(<2 yrs)	Open	26	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1112 fancy	1112	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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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.