Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 11, 2023

7,195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.09/cwt -0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 535 lb · 406 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $288.28/cwt +10.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 530 lb · 239 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $315.22/cwt +18.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,459/hd at 463 lb · 226 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,195	9,982	5,821
Feeder cattle	3,474	4,977	4,028
Slaughter cattle	1,597	2,547	500
Replacement cattle	2,124	2,458	1,293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last most lots of steer calves under 700 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, yearling weight steers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower on most weights on a light test. Heifer calves sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, over 800 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Lean cows were sought after by packers to be placed on feed. With the Christmas and New Year holiday around the corner. Sale receipts will be very light and the packer will need cows to fill their kill and these cows in the feedlot will do that.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279	279	10	375.00	$375.00	$1,046	—
338	338	30	365.00	$365.00	$1,234	—
365–390	377	103	360.00–381.00	$370.46	$1,397	+20.47
412–435	427	127	329.00–360.00	$339.23	$1,449	+0.60
451–486	463	226	300.00–322.00	$315.22	$1,459	+24.84
512–549	530	239	280.00–297.00	$288.28	$1,528	+10.92
565–578	572	109	270.00–281.00	$275.44	$1,576	+15.86
613–649	630	212	249.00–262.00	$256.30	$1,615	+10.76
655–681	665	64	225.00–240.00	$237.65	$1,580	+2.06
710–740	723	216	224.00–238.00	$233.91	$1,691	-5.17
754–755	754	38	227.00–228.00	$227.47	$1,715	-2.53
852–865	858	39	220.00–221.00	$220.49	$1,892	+13.99
914–919	916	55	205.00–213.00	$210.08	$1,924	+14.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
632–643	634	80	221.00–236.00	$232.77	$1,476	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279	279	31	280.00	$280.00	$781	—
310	310	37	281.00	$281.00	$871	-17.18
354–382	361	104	255.00–280.00	$276.55	$998	-10.88
409–429	415	105	288.00–292.00	$289.63	$1,202	+12.06
465–499	483	174	250.00–280.00	$270.85	$1,308	+6.11
521–549	535	406	240.00–269.00	$255.09	$1,365	-0.92
560–586	575	146	239.00–249.00	$244.56	$1,406	+11.38
632–644	642	94	220.00–227.00	$225.75	$1,449	+5.90
654–685	671	56	218.00–220.00	$219.09	$1,470	+4.09
706–741	724	74	208.00–216.50	$212.05	$1,535	—
753–797	776	86	205.00–210.00	$208.60	$1,619	—
815–847	833	131	202.00–214.00	$207.83	$1,731	+7.83
906–928	922	39	199.50–203.00	$200.47	$1,848	+8.47
962	962	37	191.00	$191.00	$1,837	-1.00
1010	1010	15	185.00	$185.00	$1,868	—
1093	1093	15	179.00	$179.00	$1,956	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1093–1355	1191	85-90%	157	83.00–90.00	$85.59	$1,019	—
1122–1376	1238	85-90%	143	76.00–84.00	$81.09	$1,004	+1.38

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1293–1624	1422	80-85%	199	89.00–94.00	$91.50	$1,301	—
1360–1671	1558	80-85%	66	95.00–109.00	$103.15	$1,607	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605–2010	1661	75-80%	34	101.00–110.00	$104.38	$1,734	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1566–2020	1732	82	105.00–111.00	$107.98	$1,870	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
802–1250	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	219	130.00–141.00	$137.49	$1,441

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
964–1925	1191	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	313	1,825.00–2,885.00	$2,288.24
1228–1355	1299	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	240	1,925.00–2,300.00	$2,079.03
1142–1665	1306	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	433	1,350.00–1,475.00	$1,400.94
1142–1552	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	275	1,450.00–1,775.00	$1,525.45

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
904–1117	995	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	391	1,900.00–2,750.00	$2,196.33

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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.