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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 12

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 590 vs last sale 650▼ 84 vs year ago 144 · −58.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 42▼ 85 vs year ago 201 · −42.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

241 head

▲ 201 vs last sale 40▲ 48 vs year ago 193 · +24.9%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb heifers averaged $330.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −181.59 against this barn's trailing median of $511.59.

Average price

$330.00

10 head · 372 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.38

vs WY average

+26.52 vs national

Price by quality 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	372	330.00	1,228	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

330.00

—

WY average2 barns · 40 hd

339.38

−9.38

National average170 barns · 6,272 hd

303.48

+26.52

This barn, trailing median8 sales

511.59

−181.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 300–400 lb

8 sales

Heifers 300–400 lb: high $558.66, low $468.36, median $511.59 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,874	128.43	2,407	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	118.18	1,767	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	113.15	1,196	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	109.40	1,402	20

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,311	$2,545	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,248	$2,471	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,250	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,196	$2,084	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,321	$2,025	38
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,279	$1,683	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,319	$1,664	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,300	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	931	$2,599	12
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,341	$2,805	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,602	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,225	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$1,600	2thin

Every lot

32 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,228	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	120.61/cwt	117.00–126.50	2,099	7
Bulls	—	—	1,992	135.28/cwt	127.50–141.00	2,695	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	81.70/cwt	77.50–85.00	756	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Value Added	953	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,601	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	93.89/cwt	89.00–100.00	954	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	115.92/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,309	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	118.90/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,521	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,154	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	104.00/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,337	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	120.58/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,735	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	112.17/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,834	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,237	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,333	2,602.16/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,602	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,346	2,812.05/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,812	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,196	2,083.61/head	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,084	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	2,471.38/head	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,471	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,279	1,682.59/head	1,385.00–1,850.00	1,683	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,311	2,544.85/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,545	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	1,664.30/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,664	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,321	2,024.56/head	1,550.00–2,250.00	2,025	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	2,599.26/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,599	12
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	103.94/cwt	98.00–106.50	1,102	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	144.33/cwt	137.50–148.00	1,645	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,154	113.96/cwt	108.50–119.50	1,315	36
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	107.75/cwt	107.00–108.50	1,476	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	117.26/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,624	16

This sale against other markets

Wyoming weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Wyoming auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Wyoming feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Tue Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 650Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 42Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 241Last week 40Year ago 193

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,237	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,333	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,602.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,346	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,812.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,090	2,225.00	2,225.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,319	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,664.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,321	1,550.00–2,250.00	2,024.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,311	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,544.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,279	1,385.00–1,850.00	1,682.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,248	1,950.00–3,000.00	2,471.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,196	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,083.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,355	2,250.00	2,250.00

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)	12	—	931	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,599.26
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,370	107.00–108.50	107.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,154	108.50–119.50	113.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,060	98.00–106.50	103.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,385	110.00–121.00	117.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,140	137.50–148.00	144.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,992	127.50–141.00	135.28
7	—	1,740	117.00–126.50	120.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	89.00–100.00	93.89
2	—	925	77.50–85.00	81.70
12	—	1,129	109.00–125.00	115.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,279	116.00–121.00	118.90
5	—	1,286	95.00–110.00	104.00
4	—	1,282	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	110.00–114.00	112.17
5	—	1,439	117.00–125.00	120.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	372	330.00	330.00

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.