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Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Wyoming · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 20

● As filed38 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2106

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Wyoming reported 38 priced lines covering 1,898 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 169 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 915 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,929 head. Counted as USDA files them — 367 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Wyoming Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Mon Apr 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 4,871Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 915Last week 723Year ago 437

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,929Last week 591Year ago 242

Compared to last week not enough calves or feeders for a comparison. Slaughter and feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and bulls sold 3.00 higher. Large supply of bred cows and pairs on hand this week as ranchers are downsizing due to the lingering drought. Per NASS, topsoil moisture 81 percent short to very short. Subsoil moisture 92 percent short to very short. Range and pasture conditions are not in real good shape coming into the spring. Also, with lack of snowpack across the state some springs livestock normally utilize are not running at this time. Days of irrigation will be limited across most of the state that will also, decrease hay and feed supplies going into the fall and winter unless some must need rain comes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	520	455.00	455.00
6	850–900	888	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
80	700–750	706	379.75	379.75
16	900–950	925	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	469	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	498	502.50	502.50
6	950–1000	960	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,142	4,150.00	4,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	78	—	1,406	3,800.00–4,500.00	4,138.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	71	—	1,511	4,000.00–4,950.00	4,785.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	79	—	1,386	4,100.00–5,225.00	5,094.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,490	3,850.00	3,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	123	—	1,226	4,675.00–5,500.00	5,187.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	916	3,925.00	3,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,475	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,118.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	175	—	1,443	3,950.00–4,200.00	4,065.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,401	3,500.00–3,525.00	3,503.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	108	—	1,397	3,475.00–3,725.00	3,584.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,328	3,725.00–3,900.00	3,851.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,269	4,435.00	4,435.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	191	—	1,333	3,425.00–3,450.00	3,437.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,021	3,700.00–3,750.00	3,716.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,342	162.00–168.00	164.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,237	171.00–189.00	179.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	134	—	996	196.00–355.00	304.20
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,114	240.00–301.00	270.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,495	172.50–188.50	182.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,186	232.50–255.00	243.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	210.00–224.00	212.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,766	185.00–227.50	214.64
28	—	1,754	201.00–225.00	212.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
314	—	1,446	187.00–195.00	190.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	1,234	178.00–182.00	180.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,574	164.00–176.50	170.38
23	—	1,783	157.50–182.00	177.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	156.00–166.50	162.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,624	158.50–185.00	180.40
7	—	1,333	164.50–184.00	176.97

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.