Wyoming cattle prices

Week of Nov 2–6, 2026, Medium and Large 1 feeder steers averaging 500–600 lb, priced per cwt. Across 3 Wyoming auctions and 1,693 head, the head-weighted average was $452.28/cwt (lot range $427.47–$475.21). That ranked 1st of 21 states in our cattle prices by state snapshot.

Wyoming printed the highest average of any state in this snapshot. Volume split fairly evenly across three barns: two Torrington sales and Riverton.

By weight band (same week, same grade)

Weight	Head	Avg $/cwt
400–499 lb	1,493	$515.77
500–600 lb	1,693	$452.28
601–700 lb	730	$398.61

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head. Compare inside one band.

Biggest Wyoming barns this week (500–600 lb steers)

Auction	Head	Avg $/cwt
Torrington Livestock Feeder Cattle Auction, Torrington	607	$454.45
Winter Livestock Auction, Riverton	559	$452.22
Torrington Livestock Auction Special, Torrington	527	$449.85

Worked example from a real sale

From Winter Livestock Auction (Riverton, WY) on 2026-11-03, one lot in our API:

{ "auction_name": "Winter Livestock Auction",
  "state": "WY", "report_date": "2026-11-03",
  "category": "FEEDER CATTLE", "class_name": "STEERS",
  "grade": "Medium and Large 1", "head_count": 415,
  "weight_avg": 530, "price_avg": 459.31,
  "unit": "Per Cwt / Actual Wt", "comments": "" }

Reading it: 415 steers, about 530 lb average, at $459.31 per cwt. That is about $2,400 a head (530 ÷ 100 × 459.31), or roughly $1,010,300 for the lot. Source: USDA AMS; we are not affiliated with USDA.

Pull Wyoming lots as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=WY&class=STEERS&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=50"

Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

This page is a dated snapshot from USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction reports (public); the API has current lots. Other states: cattle prices by state. For weight bands, see feeder cattle prices. For stocker-weight feeders, see stocker cattle prices. For the cwt math, see cattle price per cwt.