Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 4, 2024

13,567 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $319.86/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,693/hd at 529 lb · 1,107 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $342.95/cwt -2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,636/hd at 477 lb · 1,008 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.63/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,386/hd at 423 lb · 725 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	13,567	14,605	18,902
Feeder cattle	11,084	10,654	15,416
Slaughter cattle	1,833	2,115	2,836
Replacement cattle	650	1,836	650

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week fly-weight steers sold sharply higher, over 400 lbs sold unevenly steady. Heifers less than 600 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Slaughter and feeder cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded mostly steady. Another large offering of slaughter cattle with still an active market with several buyers. Much needed moisture is making its way into the area.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–336	319	150	385.00–448.00	$419.47	$1,338	+2.78
350–396	373	298	372.00–432.00	$394.31	$1,471	-7.10
401–447	418	700	350.00–393.00	$376.93	$1,576	-0.17
451–498	477	1,008	320.00–358.00	$342.95	$1,636	-0.23
525	525	135	347.00	$347.00	$1,822	+25.40
500–548	530	972	300.00–331.00	$316.09	$1,675	-5.51
550–597	566	674	270.00–308.50	$296.82	$1,680	+0.34
603	603	196	327.00	$327.00	$1,972	+52.89
603–643	616	317	260.00–285.00	$278.53	$1,716	+4.42
651–679	666	81	255.00–272.00	$266.83	$1,777	-6.35
707–736	720	46	251.00–264.00	$257.19	$1,852	-6.73
801	801	24	265.00	$265.00	$2,123	—
877–887	882	38	249.00–256.00	$252.66	$2,228	—
923	923	18	238.00	$238.00	$2,197	-3.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	6	375.00	$375.00	$1,200	—
381–388	384	14	343.00–375.00	$356.86	$1,370	+2.46
402–444	432	106	305.00–367.50	$343.00	$1,482	-4.00
499	499	26	314.00	$314.00	$1,567	—
501–544	527	59	296.00–313.00	$305.22	$1,609	—
561–592	580	37	272.00–291.00	$281.93	$1,635	+16.43
650–666	658	12	251.00–257.00	$254.04	$1,672	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	52	367.50	$367.50	$1,220	—
419	419	106	361.75	$361.75	$1,516	—
523	523	23	299.00	$299.00	$1,564	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
637–646	644	42	261.00–270.00	$267.88	$1,725	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
250–282	263	25	1,060.00–1,125.00	$1,113.87	—
301	301	5	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	321	83	342.00–377.00	$370.05	$1,188	+4.01
350–394	376	272	320.00–352.00	$341.05	$1,282	-3.29
400–448	423	725	311.00–343.00	$327.63	$1,386	+4.39
451–495	476	536	282.50–330.00	$310.11	$1,476	+2.87
500–546	522	592	263.00–307.00	$291.37	$1,521	+4.59
551–595	570	333	262.00–289.00	$274.15	$1,563	-4.32
551–589	571	163	296.00–300.00	$297.80	$1,700	+19.33
602–640	612	111	247.00–278.00	$265.26	$1,623	+1.03
616	616	21	288.00	$288.00	$1,774	+23.77
663–667	665	30	230.00–255.00	$243.85	$1,622	-12.13
760–789	772	90	240.00–247.00	$243.26	$1,878	-4.74
811–835	818	33	239.00–239.50	$239.15	$1,956	+2.15
838	838	8	223.00	$223.00	$1,869	-27.50
864–896	882	72	232.00–237.00	$234.18	$2,065	+2.13
940	940	10	229.50	$229.50	$2,157	+1.90
1013	1013	16	216.00	$216.00	$2,188	—
1118	1118	11	193.00	$193.00	$2,158	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	12	342.00	$342.00	$1,166	—
370–399	387	73	288.00–316.00	$307.68	$1,191	—
407–439	419	65	283.00–307.00	$295.76	$1,239	+12.61
456–496	484	131	268.00–299.00	$285.23	$1,381	+11.23
506–548	539	46	251.00–282.50	$274.03	$1,477	+31.36
550–581	569	72	251.00–267.00	$255.89	$1,456	—
603–616	610	34	241.00–251.00	$247.27	$1,508	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331	331	8	290.00	$290.00	$960	—
398	398	10	285.00	$285.00	$1,134	—
512	512	17	251.00	$251.00	$1,285	—
613	613	43	251.00	$251.00	$1,539	—
708	708	13	247.00	$247.00	$1,749	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
280–288	285	7	900.00–950.00	$928.84	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377–380	378	13	312.50–336.00	$325.11	$1,229	—
469–475	472	33	293.00–302.00	$297.66	$1,405	—
558–563	562	48	269.50–271.00	$269.81	$1,516	—
675	675	16	247.00	$247.00	$1,667	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1236–1563	1339	80-85%	687	120.00–128.00	$123.09	$1,648	+0.92
1350–1452	1392	80-85%	248	132.00–141.00	$136.00	$1,893	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1265	1177	85-90%	225	109.00–117.00	$112.45	$1,324	—
1211–1322	1248	85-90%	75	99.00–100.00	$99.65	$1,244	—
1214–1366	1283	85-90%	203	107.00–111.00	$109.35	$1,403	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1707	1641	75-80%	33	130.00–147.00	$134.24	$2,203	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655–1830	1747	80	135.00–148.00	$139.19	$2,432	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900–1067	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	270	175.00–210.00	$191.67	$1,846

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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.