Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

4,420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $181.79/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 843 lb · 415 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.60/cwt -5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 776 lb · 378 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.56/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,431/hd at 820 lb · 281 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,420	7,912	4,628
Feeder cattle	3,709	7,086	3,154
Slaughter cattle	674	677	936
Replacement cattle	37	149	538

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, not enough bawling calves for a market comparison. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to instances 3.00 lower on fleshy cows with slaughter bulls steady. Demand was mostly moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–346	321	25	172.50–260.00	$210.18	$675	—
382	382	19	242.00	$242.00	$924	-23.66
439–446	441	65	219.00–221.00	$220.20	$971	-20.36
455–464	459	38	205.00–215.00	$210.21	$965	-14.69
508–530	519	31	189.00–191.00	$190.12	$987	-32.55
533	533	68	217.50	$217.50	$1,159	-5.17
546 unweaned	546	41	204.00	$204.00	$1,114	—
579–586 unweaned	581	49	192.00–200.00	$197.37	$1,147	—
590	590	45	182.50	$182.50	$1,077	-28.07
601	601	115	212.00	$212.00	$1,274	—
645	645	8	172.00	$172.00	$1,109	—
671–695	677	27	155.00–186.00	$177.75	$1,203	-6.75
700–727	714	73	188.00–195.50	$193.63	$1,383	+5.69
754–787	776	378	175.50–188.50	$184.60	$1,432	-5.35
804–845	843	415	166.00–185.75	$181.79	$1,532	-3.28
851–873	861	140	176.00–180.00	$177.84	$1,531	-0.94
905–922	911	153	163.00–175.00	$172.27	$1,569	-5.83
954–962	958	106	164.00–170.00	$167.51	$1,605	-8.23
1011–1040	1036	70	147.75–166.00	$163.96	$1,699	-10.02
1160	1160	22	152.50	$152.50	$1,769	—
1200	1200	6	107.00	$107.00	$1,284	—
1235	1235	14	130.50	$130.50	$1,612	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	8	167.00	$167.00	$1,219	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	17	208.00	$208.00	$711	-23.89
351–390	361	27	182.50–205.00	$198.70	$717	+4.45
404–446	413	56	177.50–193.00	$188.22	$777	-8.48
455–458	456	27	182.00–183.00	$182.67	$833	-17.33
500–549	542	44	165.50–175.50	$166.76	$904	-24.78
593	593	15	177.00	$177.00	$1,050	-3.75
663	663	5	148.00	$148.00	$981	-38.63
709–749	731	109	160.00–183.00	$181.36	$1,326	-2.56
757–797	783	266	171.00–181.00	$177.35	$1,389	-3.02
802–847	820	281	169.00–177.00	$174.56	$1,431	-4.21
867–894	877	106	165.00–177.00	$170.18	$1,492	-3.97
908–944	926	57	162.00–171.00	$166.33	$1,540	-5.59
954–975	964	130	158.00–169.00	$162.28	$1,564	+2.28
971	971	9	145.00	$145.00	$1,408	-23.96
1000–1031	1009	35	155.00–158.00	$157.12	$1,585	+0.12
1065	1065	20	149.00	$149.00	$1,587	-4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1397	1320	80-85%	21	86.50–100.00	$90.69	$1,197	+2.08
1215–1463	1380	80-85%	24	78.00–94.00	$83.62	$1,154	-4.25
1270–1614	1393	80-85%	155	83.00–87.00	$84.76	$1,181	—
1440	1440	80-85%	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,022	-15.94

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$908	—
980–1310	1280	85-90%	28	71.00–82.00	$79.67	$1,020	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1511	1471	75-80%	13	90.50–94.00	$91.95	$1,353	—
1475–1480	1478	75-80%	2	82.50–89.00	$85.74	$1,267	—
1525	1525	75-80%	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,388	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1395	1280	4	72.00–82.00	$78.80	$1,009	—
1485–1790	1584	10	88.50–97.00	$93.03	$1,474	+1.65
1380–2210	1846	38	88.00–107.50	$98.19	$1,813	-4.11
1640–2110	1901	6	98.00–106.50	$102.74	$1,953	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625–1232	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	71.00–91.00	$81.43	$803
1130–1187	1178	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	57.00–61.50	$60.78	$716
1125–1295	1181	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	86.00–99.00	$92.84	$1,096
1255–1620	1393	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	83.00–92.50	$88.10	$1,227

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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.