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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 30

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 0▼ 676 vs year ago 723 · −93.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 154▼ 164 vs year ago 241 · −68.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 87▼ 188 vs year ago 260 · −72.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a light offering selling all classes of animals; slaughter cows lower undertones noted instances 3.00-5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher with feeder cows higher overtones noted. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate.

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 $281.35/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits −128.63 against this barn's trailing median of $409.98.

Average price

$281.35

13 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.08

vs WY average

+12.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	281.35	1,412	13thin

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 sale13 hd

281.35

—

WY average2 barns · 164 hd

292.43

−11.08

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

+12.97

This barn, trailing median16 sales

409.98

−128.63

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	—	Average	1,739	132.60	2,306	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,579	118.62	1,873	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	112.16	1,442	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	95.65	1,071	12

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,178	$2,522	6

Every lot

17 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,294	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	281.35/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,412	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,536	127.07/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,952	5
Bulls	—	—	1,774	131.83/cwt	127.00–139.50	2,339	5
Bulls	—	—	1,906	145.86/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,780	4
Bulls	—	—	1,910	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,120	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	96.73/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,061	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	87.66/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,019	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,304	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	116.52/cwt	114.50–121.00	1,496	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	109.67/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,410	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	118.62/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,873	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	2,521.53/head	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,522	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,078	160.64/cwt	142.50–168.00	1,732	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	128.99/cwt	123.50–135.00	1,437	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	116.45/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,366	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,369	123.00/cwt	117.00–126.50	1,684	13

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 154Year ago 241

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 87Year ago 260

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	462	280.00	280.00
13	500–550	502	267.50–290.00	281.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,178	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,521.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,078	142.50–168.00	160.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,114	123.50–135.00	128.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,173	111.00–119.50	116.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,369	117.00–126.50	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	123.00–131.00	127.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,774	127.00–139.50	131.83
4	—	1,906	141.00–153.00	145.86
1	—	1,910	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,097	93.00–101.00	96.73
1	—	1,175	111.00	111.00
3	—	1,162	87.00–89.00	87.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	103.00–113.00	109.67
4	—	1,284	114.50–121.00	116.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	116.00–125.00	118.62

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.