Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

2,790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $193.62/cwt +10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 579 lb · 91 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.77/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 675 lb · 71 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $191.64/cwt -12.14 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 490 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,790	3,191	3,328
Feeder cattle	1,190	1,514	1,214
Slaughter cattle	819	665	801
Replacement cattle	781	1,012	1,313

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold unevenly steady and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady with weights over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Bred cows and pairs sold with lower undertones on a thin test of the market. Demand was good for calves, feeders, and slaughter cattle with moderate demand for pair and late bred cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
489–490	490	69	183.00–196.00	$191.64	$939	-12.14
521–533	528	33	196.00–200.00	$198.20	$1,046	+2.31
560–598	579	91	184.50–204.00	$193.62	$1,121	+10.62
610–623	613	27	185.00–191.00	$189.42	$1,161	+16.42
712–742	719	26	149.00–181.50	$173.76	$1,249	-1.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426–442	431	23	165.00–182.00	$176.69	$762	-0.08
497–498	497	66	175.00–180.00	$177.72	$883	+1.32
508–545	532	54	162.00–170.00	$166.54	$886	-0.43
559–584	579	36	157.00–176.00	$172.43	$998	+2.68
622	622	22	170.00	$170.00	$1,057	+4.19
647	647	17	164.00	$164.00	$1,061	-1.81
668–675	671	31	153.50–164.00	$159.91	$1,073	+1.41
673–681	678	40	141.00–163.00	$152.57	$1,034	-5.93
707–727	721	39	150.00–153.50	$152.44	$1,099	-2.17
759–783	776	55	145.00–147.00	$146.43	$1,136	-2.53
831–841	840	60	122.50–148.00	$145.06	$1,219	-1.88

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
753–781	771	91	1,150.00–1,185.00	$1,173.36	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–856	856	32	134.00–135.00	$134.37	$1,150	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	7	193.00	$193.00	$695	—
445	445	6	182.50	$182.50	$812	—
582	582	29	176.75	$176.75	$1,029	—
759	759	26	150.00	$150.00	$1,138	—
959	959	11	128.00	$128.00	$1,228	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1240	963	85-90%	7,995	64.00–79.00	$72.57	$699	—
990–1205	1094	85-90%	6	58.00–65.00	$62.23	$681	—
1095–1195	1141	85-90%	49	73.00–84.00	$76.60	$874	+0.28

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1495	1330	80-85%	28	75.00–90.00	$77.87	$1,036	+0.57
1221–1650	1395	80-85%	64	68.00–83.00	$76.73	$1,070	—
1295–1530	1413	80-85%	172	76.00–83.00	$80.06	$1,131	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1870	1583	75-80%	6	77.00–81.50	$78.20	$1,238	—
1270–1805	1651	75-80%	17	67.00–80.00	$75.74	$1,250	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1400	1298	5	75.00–85.00	$78.36	$1,017	—
1245–1550	1430	5	95.00–97.50	$96.76	$1,384	—
1575–2080	1874	11	101.00–113.50	$106.96	$2,004	—
1705–2000	1875	39	92.00–106.00	$101.04	$1,894	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1097	979	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	91.00–107.00	$101.83	$997
880–1430	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	67.00–81.00	$71.15	$761
915–1165	1086	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	178	75.00–112.00	$98.97	$1,075
1080–1550	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	209	68.00–94.00	$83.37	$992
1230–1265	1258	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	56.00–60.00	$56.78	$714

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1365	1181	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,224.44
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1344	1344	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	850.00	$850.00
1407	1407	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	950.00	$950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1008–1145	1026	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,000.00–1,160.00	$1,013.73
1060	1060	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	985.00	$985.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
903	903	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	875.00	$875.00

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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
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1115–1475	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,113.89	-336.11
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-350.00
1189–1271	1211	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	800.00–910.00	$830.79	-394.21
1085–1455	1319	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,343.03	-569.16
1325–1351	1338	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,325.00–1,510.00	$1,418.40	-493.79
1205–1485	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00–1,200.00	$1,186.20	-725.99

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1172	1172	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

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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.