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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 2

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

500 head

▲ 454 vs last sale 46▲ 344 vs year ago 156 · +220.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 157▲ 27 vs year ago 46 · +58.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 33▲ 8 vs year ago 16 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a Back to Grass & Feeder Special; light offering slaughter cows steady instance 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady with 2.00-3.00 higher, few feeder cows going back to grass with not enough for a good market test. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago; steers and heifers unevenly steady on a light comparison. Best advancement on a small package of 771 lb steers, Demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.00/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits −112.98 against this barn's trailing median of $409.98.

Average price

$297.00

20 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.67

vs WY average

+26.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	297.00	1,571	20

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

297.00

—

WY average2 barns · 139 hd

292.33

+4.67

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

+26.41

This barn, trailing median16 sales

409.98

−112.98

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 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $473.36, low $160.00, median $409.98 across 16 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	—	Low	1,548	129.78	2,009	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	123.84	1,811	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	120.57	1,546	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	111.55	1,196	16

Every lot

29 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,677	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,702	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,860	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,973	40
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,989	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,879	43
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,049	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,888	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,469	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,571	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	282.15/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,780	73
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	259.83/cwt	242.00–266.50	1,730	41
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	758	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,865	64
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	799	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,822	30
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,865	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,899	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,362	128.96/cwt	121.00–136.50	1,756	5
Bulls	—	—	1,432	112.46/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,610	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	127.65/cwt	119.00–132.00	2,068	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	141.77/cwt	137.00–148.50	2,403	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	95.99/cwt	91.00–98.00	979	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	110.54/cwt	106.00–113.50	1,189	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	120.51/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,317	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	124.33/cwt	123.50–127.00	1,589	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	116.82/cwt	109.00–119.50	1,503	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	130.99/cwt	130.50–131.50	1,897	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	114.30/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,694	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	906	149.95/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,359	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,227	130.77/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,605	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	126.84/cwt	122.50–131.00	1,665	2

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 46Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 157Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 33Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	474	310.00	310.00
20	500–550	529	297.00	297.00
73	600–650	631	275.00–285.00	282.15
41	650–700	666	242.00–266.50	259.83
30	750–800	799	228.00	228.00
9	850–900	888	210.00	210.00
11	900–950	938	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
64	750–800	758	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	497	337.50	337.50
6	500–550	505	337.00	337.00
13	550–600	576	323.00	323.00
40	650–700	678	291.00	291.00
13	750–800	771	258.00	258.00
43	800–850	804	233.75	233.75
10	1000–1050	1,049	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	130.50–131.50	130.99
3	—	1,482	111.00–118.00	114.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,278	123.50–127.00	124.33
8	—	1,287	109.00–119.50	116.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	116.00–122.00	120.51
7	—	1,076	106.00–113.50	110.54
3	—	1,020	91.00–98.00	95.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,432	110.00–116.50	112.46
7	—	1,695	137.00–148.50	141.77
5	—	1,620	119.00–132.00	127.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,362	121.00–136.50	128.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,313	122.50–131.00	126.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,227	129.00–131.00	130.77
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	906	142.00–160.00	149.95

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.