Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 28, 2026

6,868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $474.97/cwt +14.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,536/hd at 534 lb · 441 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $517.33/cwt +29.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,400/hd at 464 lb · 220 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $423.69/cwt ≈ $2,606/hd at 615 lb · 169 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,868	5,940	5,725
Feeder cattle	3,135	4,218	4,239
Slaughter cattle	1,370	1,323	988
Replacement cattle	2,363	399	498

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers calves less than 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 550 lbs sold unevenly steady. Heifer calves sold steady. Not enough yearlings for a market test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with bulk of the cows going back to the feedlot. Demand was good to instances very good for heifer calves that will more than likely get a bang clip in their ear and a bull with them next spring. This lot of heifers brough more dollars per head than their steer bothers weighing the same. A really nice set of F1 Baldy heifers. Some reputation bred heifers sold on Monday and Friday with close to an all time high on Friday with the bred heifers selling at 5150.00 per head for spring calving. Spotty rain showers in a few areas helping add some much need moisture going into the fall.

→ Feeder heifers: Heifer calves sold steady
▲ Feeder steers: Compared to last week steers calves less than 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Some reputation bred heifers sold on Monday and Friday with close to an all time high on Friday with the bred heifers selling at 5150.00 per head for spring calving
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with bulk of the cows going back to the feedlot
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with bulk of the cows going back to the feedlot

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	5	635.00	$635.00	$1,842	—
328–336	332	65	566.00–682.00	$648.13	$2,152	+45.63
355–390	375	96	586.00–619.00	$599.60	$2,248	+25.52
413–443	426	114	500.00–544.00	$526.95	$2,245	+9.07
459–471	464	220	435.00–521.50	$517.33	$2,400	+29.24
504–540	534	441	425.00–488.00	$474.97	$2,536	+20.48
555–584	572	124	411.00–444.00	$430.54	$2,463	-3.46
600–628	615	169	393.00–438.00	$423.69	$2,606	—
658–697	681	24	377.00–380.00	$378.79	$2,580	+25.22
775–790	779	41	367.00–381.00	$377.54	$2,941	+5.36
852	852	21	334.00	$334.00	$2,846	-20.21
962–995	972	61	309.25–321.00	$314.61	$3,058	-0.39

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015	1015	10	316.00	$316.00	$3,207	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–332	322	89	570.00–573.00	$571.34	$1,840	+11.34
383–394	387	45	474.00–535.00	$511.55	$1,980	-29.24
400–447	415	75	450.00–527.00	$507.48	$2,106	+18.59
454–499	471	154	460.00–494.00	$476.14	$2,243	+0.09
520–542	527	29	392.50–425.00	$414.62	$2,185	-1.63
589–591	590	39	382.00–391.00	$386.16	$2,278	-3.23
652–694	675	59	340.00–360.00	$355.47	$2,399	+20.32
712–740	722	88	355.00–361.00	$358.77	$2,590	+2.75
766–784	771	72	347.00–354.00	$350.80	$2,705	+3.89
806–849	828	95	317.00–337.00	$331.47	$2,745	+4.47
904–937	929	93	307.00–317.00	$311.83	$2,897	+2.45
959–979	972	58	296.00–300.00	$297.29	$2,890	+0.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
519	519	135	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1036	1032	37	281.00–285.00	$282.07	$2,911	-7.23
1085	1085	22	276.00	$276.00	$2,995	—
1124	1124	15	252.00	$252.00	$2,832	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1091–1253	1145	85-90%	390	148.00–156.00	$151.90	$1,739	-1.50

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1166–1443	1292	80-85%	297	151.00–158.00	$154.42	$1,995	—
1521–1850	1597	80-85%	13	145.00–150.00	$146.34	$2,337	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1855–2010	1881	75-80%	6	149.00–151.00	$150.64	$2,834	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1840	1551	29	159.00–175.00	$167.58	$2,599	—
1735–1895	1830	3	180.50–183.50	$181.99	$3,330	—
1655–2335	1889	48	165.00–196.00	$180.02	$3,401	+3.54

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–980	891	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	271.00–300.00	$293.17	$2,612
756–1090	936	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	150	227.50–342.00	$292.62	$2,739
910–1075	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	123.00–131.00	$127.46	$1,275
1020–1230	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	192.50–219.00	$208.76	$2,290
1047–1345	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	48	156.00–171.00	$162.15	$1,868
1188–1485	1318	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	22	138.00–154.50	$145.85	$1,922

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1165	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	140.50–151.00	$147.58	$1,586

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1031	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1066	1066	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	2,850.00	$2,850.00
922–1282	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	106	1,760.00–2,200.00	$2,079.48
991–1200	1149	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	64	2,725.00–4,200.00	$3,933.80
1136–1255	1162	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	1,900.00–2,550.00	$2,293.84
1078–1300	1239	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	125	1,950.00–2,975.00	$2,600.76
1173–1360	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	137	2,075.00–2,350.00	$2,160.97
1238–1395	1349	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	68	3,375.00–3,500.00	$3,466.26

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
948–1144	1069	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1,076	3,550.00–5,150.00	$4,252.54

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1126	1126	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,125.00	$2,125.00	—

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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.