Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

7,588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $235.34/cwt ≈ $1,236/hd at 525 lb · 487 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $215.06/cwt ≈ $1,243/hd at 578 lb · 463 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.56/cwt ≈ $1,102/hd at 531 lb · 424 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	7,588	1,743
Feeder cattle	6,586	—
Slaughter cattle	743	784
Replacement cattle	259	959

Market comments — USDA reporter

First reported sale in two weeks a market trend is not applicable. Demand was good for all offerings. Typical winter weather across the state as many areas received some snow. Bulk of the slaughter cows went directly to slaughter with only a few headed back to the country.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	14	250.00	$250.00	$718	—
338	338	29	261.00	$261.00	$882	—
381–390	388	93	291.00–292.50	$292.15	$1,134	—
404–442	425	260	243.00–281.00	$261.97	$1,113	—
454–499	472	306	237.00–266.00	$247.96	$1,170	—
502–542	525	487	225.75–248.00	$235.34	$1,236	—
561–591	578	463	200.00–222.50	$215.06	$1,243	—
605–636	616	219	202.00–217.50	$212.38	$1,308	—
653–693	669	388	189.00–208.00	$200.50	$1,341	—
703–736	719	227	180.75–188.50	$186.95	$1,344	—
769–785	772	300	184.00–195.00	$191.98	$1,482	—
807–846	811	117	177.00–187.00	$185.84	$1,507	—
869	869	145	189.00	$189.00	$1,642	—
983	983	11	148.00	$148.00	$1,455	—
1029	1029	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,451	—
1057	1057	6	142.00	$142.00	$1,501	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	7	247.50	$247.50	$1,057	—
559	559	6	194.00	$194.00	$1,084	—
626–630	628	22	191.00–194.50	$192.43	$1,208	—
876	876	33	166.00	$166.00	$1,454	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–327	321	31	230.00–234.00	$233.15	$748	—
383–389	385	44	238.00–241.00	$240.04	$924	—
411–446	433	206	208.00–228.00	$218.91	$948	—
454–496	476	379	200.00–231.00	$219.32	$1,044	—
517–549	531	424	200.00–215.00	$207.56	$1,102	—
554–598	577	354	192.00–217.00	$201.03	$1,160	—
607–641	629	422	186.00–199.00	$190.79	$1,200	—
664–696	680	410	171.00–186.00	$178.37	$1,213	—
700–707	703	90	170.00–171.00	$170.45	$1,198	—
769–791	784	180	167.00–175.50	$170.94	$1,340	—
904	904	20	155.00	$155.00	$1,401	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–374	365	33	195.00–218.00	$206.65	$754	—
420–425	421	22	171.00–181.00	$178.25	$750	—
511–513	512	16	184.50–189.00	$186.47	$955	—
554–598	592	99	161.00–180.00	$177.01	$1,048	—
640	640	6	162.50	$162.50	$1,040	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968–1170	1016	85-90%	21	58.00–78.00	$63.48	$645	+8.74
990–1384	1183	85-90%	239	60.00–77.00	$68.45	$810	+8.58

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1213–1776	1411	80-85%	129	66.00–77.00	$71.18	$1,004	+3.29
1465–1495	1480	80-85%	2	83.50	$83.50	$1,236	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1517	1471	75-80%	3	64.00–66.00	$65.37	$962	—
1442–1865	1639	75-80%	5	71.50–73.50	$72.87	$1,194	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–2100	1804	24	80.00–87.50	$83.10	$1,499	—
1450–2385	1903	19	69.00–102.00	$89.81	$1,709	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
833–1040	856	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	102.00–105.00	$102.40	$877
821–969	899	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	160	90.00–125.00	$98.36	$884
995–1340	1125	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	54.00–61.00	$58.72	$661
1048–1355	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	65.00–78.00	$70.42	$820

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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.