Wyoming cattle auction prices

4 sales at 2 USDA-reported barns from Oct 17 to October 23, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$463.37/cwt
4-week average
$458.31
13-week average
$452.66
4-week vs 13-week
+1.2%
52-wk low $412.38high $532.50

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$360.78/cwt
4-week average
$369.67
13-week average
$361.74
4-week vs 13-week
+2.2%
52-wk low $324.00high $423.41

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026)
$405.27/cwt
4-week average
$402.27
13-week average
$402.33
4-week vs 13-week
0.0%
52-wk low $349.36high $480.49

Sales in 9 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

BarnSaleHead sold Steers 500–599Steers 700–799Heifers 500–599 13-week trend
Torrington Livestock Auction, Torrington Fri Oct 23 1,963 ——— Rising (+1.6%)
Torrington Livestock Auction, Torrington Wed Oct 21 4,010 $474.12$373.00$408.65 Rising (+1.6%)
Winter Livestock Auction, Riverton Tue Oct 20 4,376 $444.12$350.86$394.68 Rising (+1.1%)
Torrington Livestock Auction, Torringtonspecial Mon Oct 19 3,310 $469.72$371.78$416.83 Rising (+1.6%)
$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

USDA direct reportWeek ofHeadSteers 800–899Steers 700–799Heifers 700–799
Wyoming-NebraskaWY, NE Oct 19300 ———
Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; a regional report covers several states, so its prices are not this state alone.

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All Wyoming barns

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 2 Wyoming barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.