Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

1,756 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.00/cwt -4.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 670 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,756	3,591	3,005
Feeder cattle	72	2,035	1,488
Slaughter cattle	798	815	736
Replacement cattle	886	741	781

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week not enough feeder cattle for a market comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Another large run of slaughter and replacement cows. Some areas of the state have received some moisture but, not quite enough to sustain the numbers within cattlemen's herds. Also, hay prices continue to be relatively high, and the outlook is the same for the 2022 growing season.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	6	175.00	$175.00	$556	—
670	670	10	170.00	$170.00	$1,139	-4.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
586	586	6	160.00	$160.00	$938	-15.76

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1370	1287	80-85%	26	80.00–85.50	$82.77	$1,065	+1.41
1132–1450	1325	80-85%	295	76.00–83.00	$79.69	$1,056	-0.71
1135–1772	1455	80-85%	83	70.00–87.00	$81.43	$1,185	+1.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	85-90%	18	68.00	$68.00	$731	-9.74
1050–1212	1118	85-90%	19	76.00–80.00	$78.15	$874	+1.56
1037–1209	1168	85-90%	141	70.00–82.00	$76.61	$895	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1126	1126	75-80%	7	79.50	$79.50	$895	—
1400–1727	1533	75-80%	15	76.50–83.00	$79.20	$1,214	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1535	1485	7	104.00–107.00	$104.34	$1,549	+17.22
1560	1560	10	89.00	$89.00	$1,388	—
1535–2350	2058	16	96.00–108.50	$101.37	$2,086	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–1005	946	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	110.00–114.00	$111.46	$1,054
850–1230	1042	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	143	81.00–109.00	$97.78	$1,019
960–1160	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	73.00–79.00	$77.63	$878
1065–1180	1142	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	62.00–65.00	$62.93	$719
1125–1471	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	117	74.00–83.50	$79.70	$983

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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
961–1520	1129	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	1,350.00–1,760.00	$1,735.76	—
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1027–1677	1304	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	88	1,350.00–1,675.00	$1,576.17	+476.17
1302–2130	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	1,250.00–1,675.00	$1,291.96	—
1422	1422	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015–1060	1038	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,000.00	$897.83	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
838–1135	884	(<2 yrs)	Open	46	1,375.00–1,550.00	$1,503.27	—

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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.