Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

2,182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.60/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 621 lb · 99 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.84/cwt +5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,095/hd at 681 lb · 88 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.40/cwt -0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 731 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,182	2,790	2,117
Feeder cattle	702	1,190	646
Slaughter cattle	798	819	754
Replacement cattle	682	781	717

Market comments — USDA reporter

Not enough feeder cattle for a market comparison. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Bred cows and pairs steady. Demand was moderate from inhouse and internet buyers. Quite a few cow/calf pairs continue to come to town as most range conditions remain dry. But on the upside some areas of the state have improved to abnormally dry instead of moderate drought conditions.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	28	210.00	$210.00	$958	+18.36
676–678	677	44	170.00–175.50	$173.50	$1,175	—
787	787	17	148.50	$148.50	$1,169	—
800	800	35	156.00	$156.00	$1,248	—
897	897	50	145.00	$145.00	$1,301	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	11	171.50	$171.50	$1,063	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486	486	30	175.00	$175.00	$850	-2.72
518–539	522	30	152.00–176.00	$171.87	$897	+5.33
602–647	621	99	157.50–170.00	$165.60	$1,028	-4.40
667–686	681	88	158.00–165.00	$160.84	$1,095	+8.27
717–739	731	85	134.50–155.00	$152.40	$1,114	-0.04
785	785	26	143.00	$143.00	$1,123	-3.43

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
572	572	8	85.25	$85.25	$488	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1467	1358	80-85%	32	76.50–85.50	$79.61	$1,081	—
1200–1500	1359	80-85%	202	76.00–83.00	$78.81	$1,071	—
1210–1645	1409	80-85%	48	69.00–80.50	$77.55	$1,093	-2.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1027–1205	1140	85-90%	31	73.00–78.00	$74.69	$851	-1.91
925–1200	1142	85-90%	91	63.00–80.00	$73.79	$843	-2.81
895–1255	1199	85-90%	39	59.00–69.00	$64.09	$768	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1787	1649	75-80%	8	76.00–82.00	$77.84	$1,284	—
1550–2112	1704	75-80%	14	70.00–80.50	$75.08	$1,279	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1635	1427	6	82.00–91.00	$87.31	$1,246	-9.45
1465–1605	1535	2	106.00–114.00	$109.82	$1,686	—
1610–2065	1848	15	101.00–113.00	$108.33	$2,002	—
1410–2445	1867	27	90.00–112.00	$102.54	$1,914	-4.42

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–923	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	58.00–61.00	$59.58	$536
838–1220	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	243	71.50–130.00	$105.28	$1,051
1015–1160	1073	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	88.00–103.00	$96.60	$1,037
1140–1205	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	63.00–69.50	$67.92	$795
1059–1436	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	70.00–77.50	$73.47	$889

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1305	1305	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,085.00	$1,085.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195	1195	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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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
1233–1420	1313	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	1,800.00	$1,800.00	+456.97
1242–1785	1475	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	83	1,325.00–1,585.00	$1,451.06	—
1334–1788	1540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	88	1,725.00–2,000.00	$1,818.98	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1086–1290	1182	(<2 yrs)	Open	55	1,525.00–1,975.00	$1,837.30	-62.70

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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.