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Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · Weekly summary · Mon, Jan 6

● As filed45 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2106

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Wyoming reported 45 priced lines covering 9,144 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 10,036 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 761 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,535 head.

Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Jan 6, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Torrington, WY (LS-TO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 10,036Last week 0Year ago 10,220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 761Last week 298Year ago 741

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,535Last week 65Year ago 1,350

First reported feeder cattle sales since before Christmas a market comparison is not applicable. However, a sharply higher undertone was noted throughout the week on calves and feeders. Compared to last Friday, slaughter and feeding cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Quite a few of the cows went back to the country to be placed on feed or developed into rebreeds. Bulk of the bred cows going to out of state ranches as the weather pattern remains very dry with almost no snow accumulation across most of the state, except for higher elevations. Snowpack per NRCS for week Jan 6 is at 92% with basin high of 109% and basin low of 20% at the South Platte basin. Still quite a lot of hay sitting around the state that has not been spoken for.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	300–350	328	400.00–418.00	405.81
150	350–400	375	369.00–408.00	394.81
324	400–450	431	340.00–390.00	375.13
577	450–500	470	326.00–365.00	351.52
908	500–550	526	301.00–348.00	332.69
541	550–600	566	300.00–326.00	314.64
147	600–650	626	277.00–298.00	287.30
126	650–700	661	265.00–271.00	269.00
27	700–750	738	258.00	258.00
71	750–800	756	261.00–265.00	263.29
18	850–900	853	250.00	250.00
9	1000–1050	1,041	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	481	320.00	320.00
29	550–600	591	278.50–289.00	281.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	400–450	402	397.00	397.00
60	450–500	464	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	300–350	319	427.50–465.00	459.24
227	350–400	383	407.00–478.00	450.84
300	400–450	430	399.00–440.00	422.50
601	450–500	471	373.00–422.00	389.22
1,052	500–550	523	350.00–376.00	366.16
422	550–600	584	331.00–350.00	341.89
767	600–650	628	307.00–348.00	333.31
576	650–700	670	292.00–351.00	318.59
231	700–750	710	295.00–311.00	302.29
129	750–800	766	256.50–288.00	278.33
17	800–850	818	281.00	281.00
9	850–900	887	246.50	246.50
16	950–1000	952	247.50	247.50
5	1150–1200	1,189	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	425	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	450.00	450.00
38	400–450	410	447.00	447.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	122	—	1,352	1,975.00–2,175.00	2,091.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	113	—	1,343	2,400.00–2,710.00	2,594.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	176	—	1,252	3,000.00–3,225.00	3,062.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	60	—	1,313	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,133.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	535	—	1,116	2,875.00–3,350.00	3,176.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	105	—	907	183.00–221.00	211.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,751	140.00–157.00	144.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,222	119.00–124.00	122.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	1,308	125.00–136.50	130.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,920	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,287	116.00–121.00	119.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,450	134.00–135.00	134.62

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Wyoming barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.