Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

2,321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.90/cwt ≈ $1,177/hd at 673 lb · 74 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.50/cwt ≈ $1,383/hd at 802 lb · 50 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $197.50/cwt ≈ $1,066/hd at 540 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,321	559	2,804
Feeder cattle	531	113	1,536
Slaughter cattle	1,754	316	712
Replacement cattle	36	130	556

Market comments — USDA reporter

First weekly report in two weeks a market trend is not applicable. However, a sharply lower undertone was noted on slaughter cows and bulls. Demand was good for feeder cattle with light to moderate demand for slaughter cattle. Extremely dry conditions in many areas of Texas and Eastern New Mexico have forced ranchers into downsizing large numbers of cattle. With a lot of slaughter type animals hitting the market in Texas has put a negative effect on the slaughter cow and bull market in Wyoming this week. Plus, cattlemen in Wyoming continue to ship cattle off ranches due to dry conditions and high price forages. There are some areas in the state that look good and have had decent rains this growing season.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
626	626	6	186.50	$186.50	—
752	752	31	171.50	$171.50	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	25	172.00	$172.00	$1,385	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	28	179.00	$179.00	$1,065	—
653–697	673	74	173.00–177.00	$174.90	$1,177	—
802	802	50	172.50	$172.50	$1,383	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
440	440	12	170.00	$170.00	—
524	524	14	166.00	$166.00	—
647	647	12	141.50	$141.50	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
563	563	6	125.00	$125.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	36	197.50	$197.50	$1,066	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1667	1365	80-85%	69	85.00–94.50	$88.02	$1,201	—
1230–1510	1369	80-85%	438	78.00–87.00	$80.23	$1,098	—
1220–1610	1443	80-85%	234	73.00–86.00	$80.90	$1,167	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1190	1078	85-90%	48	82.00–88.00	$84.81	$914	+5.90
900–1369	1216	85-90%	286	71.00–81.00	$76.71	$933	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1504	1462	75-80%	19	87.00–92.50	$88.83	$1,299	-2.44
1400–1684	1591	75-80%	46	73.00–84.00	$76.82	$1,222	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1645	1407	5	85.00–91.00	$86.70	$1,220	—
1315–1525	1455	3	95.00–95.50	$95.35	$1,387	—
1490–2133	1866	129	90.00–109.00	$99.40	$1,855	-10.53
1388–2245	1899	38	100.00–112.50	$104.69	$1,988	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
605–1050	942	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	100.00–114.00	$105.71	$996
955–1195	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	72.00–82.00	$77.95	$834
930–1185	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	85.50–97.00	$88.81	$990

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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.