Week of 11/02/2026 – 11/08/2026

Wyoming cattle market

Auction averages from 3 reporting markets in Wyoming, head-weighted across 8,018 head. Compared with 10/26/2026–11/01/2026.

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How to read these figures

Head-weighted averages across every auction USDA Market News reported for the week, quoted on Medium & Large 1–2 — the same grade your sale barn quotes. Every table can be switched to all grades, which runs lower because it folds in the plain cattle. These are averages, not bids: yours will bring what they bring. Not financial advice.

5wt steers: $450.15; ▼ 4.29
7wt steers: $352.71; thin
Cull cows: $129.83; ▼ 10.38
Head sold: 8,018
Markets: 3

Feeder cattle

Head-weighted average price per hundredweight across Wyoming auctions. Premium is what steers brought over heifers of the same weight. ▲ green is up on last week, ▼ red is down; thin means too few head to compare.

The run-of-the-mill good feeder calf, and the grade most sale barns quote on their own market report.

300–400 lb1,033 head

Steers: $611.69▲ 6.16
Heifers: $501.86▼ 20.13
Steer premium: $109.83

400–500 lb2,600 head

Steers: $514.68▼ 6.98
Heifers: $460.44▼ 13.59
Steer premium: $54.24

500–600 lb2,657 head

Steers: $450.15▼ 4.29
Heifers: $394.11▼ 15.36
Steer premium: $56.04

600–700 lb997 head

Steers: $398.61▼ 8.37
Heifers: $344.58▼ 6.54
Steer premium: $54.03

700–800 lb328 head

Steers: $352.71thin
Heifers: $318.88▼ 29.54
Steer premium: $33.83

800–900 lb300 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: $310.90▼ 23.35

900–1000 lb103 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

Weight	Steers	Per head	vs last wk	Heifers	vs last wk	Premium	Head
300–400 lb	$611.69	$2,178	▲ 6.16	$501.86	▼ 20.13	$109.83	1,033
400–500 lb	$514.68	$2,316	▼ 6.98	$460.44	▼ 13.59	$54.24	2,600
500–600 lb	$450.15	$2,462	▼ 4.29	$394.11	▼ 15.36	$56.04	2,657
600–700 lb	$398.61	$2,519	▼ 8.37	$344.58	▼ 6.54	$54.03	997
700–800 lb	$352.71	$2,585	thin	$318.88	▼ 29.54	$33.83	328
800–900 lb	thin	—	thin	$310.90	▼ 23.35	—	300
900–1000 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	103

What’s a calf worth in Wyoming?

At this week's Wyoming class average. A class average is not a bid — yours will bring what they bring — but it is the number to argue from.

Weight, pounds

$2,476

a head at this week's 500–600 lb average of $450.15 per hundredweight — down $4.29 on last week.

Based on 1,759 head sold in that class across every reporting auction. A class average, not a bid — your cattle will bring what they bring.

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Full tool

Every weight class priced against every other, at Wyoming averages. Sell down the side, buy across the top; the figure is what the spread pays per pound of gain.

The run-of-the-mill good feeder calf, and the grade most sale barns quote on their own market report.

Your cost of gain$1.10/lb

Return on gain for selling each weight class and buying each other weight class, at Wyoming averages.
Sell ↓ Buy →	300	400	500	600	700
300	—
400		—
500			—
600				—
700					—

Each figure is the return on gain in dollars per pound — what the spread between the two classes pays you for a pound. Green means the trade is ahead of your cost of gain, red means it is behind. Below the diagonal you sell the heavier animal and buy back lighter, so you want a high figure. Above it you are trading up and buying pounds ready-made, so you want a low one. Tap any cell for the whole trade.

This week's best spreads

Cows, bulls & replacements

Every class Wyoming auctions reported this week. Cull cows price on condition — Breakers fleshiest, Leans thinnest. Replacement classes trade by the head. A class shows its price whenever anything sold; the week-over-week move is withheld when too few head changed hands for the comparison to mean anything, which happens more often at state level than nationally.

Cull cows, all$129.83 /cwt
▼ 10.381,169 head
Boner 80-85%$134.44 /cwt
▼ 12.80665 head
Lean 85-90%$123.95 /cwt
▼ 10.04472 head
Slaughter bulls$169.39 /cwt
▼ 4.7298 head
Stock cows$278.12 /cwt
▲ 13.64491 head

Class	Price	vs last wk	Head
Cull cows, all	$129.83 /cwt	▼ 10.38	1,169
Boner 80-85%	$134.44 /cwt	▼ 12.80	665
Lean 85-90%	$123.95 /cwt	▼ 10.04	472
Slaughter bulls	$169.39 /cwt	▼ 4.72	98
Stock cows	$278.12 /cwt	▲ 13.64	491

Other states

South Dakota 22,725 Missouri 15,779 Nebraska 14,534 Oklahoma 11,985 Colorado 11,005 Kansas 6,392 North Dakota 6,239 Kentucky 6,160

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Boxed beef and slaughter figures are national and appear on the home page. Averages are not bids and nothing here is financial advice.