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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 3

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

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Feeder Cattle receipts

943 head

▲ 943 vs last sale 0▲ 671 vs year ago 272 · +246.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 142▲ 65 vs year ago 63 · +103.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 95▼ 4 vs year ago 28 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First yearling sale for fall run with no comparisons available. Slaughter cows instances 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady with lower undertones noted on thinner bulls returning to feed, not many feeder cows available to compare for a good market test. Demand moderate. Starting sales every Tuesday's.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $247.96/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −207.06 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$247.96

73 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.22

vs WY average

−21.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	247.96	1,297	73

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 sale73 hd

247.96

—

WY average2 barns · 90 hd

251.18

−3.22

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−21.44

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

−207.06

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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $533.45, low $406.00, median $455.02 across 18 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	1,753	145.57	2,552	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	128.07	1,989	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	119.96	1,314	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	116.15	1,515	19

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,696	$3,035	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,712	$2,950	2thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	247.96/cwt	244.50–279.00	1,297	73
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	273.20/cwt	273.20–273.20	1,658	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	265.29/cwt	251.75–271.50	1,793	67
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,684	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	253.32/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,837	41
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,926	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	243.52/cwt	238.50–245.75	2,016	141
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	235.74/cwt	232.50–243.50	2,072	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,003	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,214	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	235.53/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,432	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Spayed	642	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	1,632	45
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Spayed	677	246.25/cwt	246.25–246.25	1,667	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Spayed	702	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,685	48
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,719	40
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Spayed	822	220.25/cwt	220.25–220.25	1,810	43
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Spayed	855	220.35/cwt	220.35–220.35	1,884	66
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	934	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	2,001	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,586	137.56/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,182	23
Bulls	—	—	1,805	147.48/cwt	141.00–156.50	2,662	37
Bulls	—	—	2,072	164.53/cwt	159.00–174.00	3,409	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	123.15/cwt	122.00–126.50	1,345	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,235	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	113.06/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,468	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,278	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	124.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,629	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	125.59/cwt	122.00–128.50	1,903	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	131.04/cwt	130.00–135.50	2,094	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,696	3,035.00/head	3,035.00–3,035.00	3,035	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,712	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,101	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,299	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	137.41/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,580	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,216	147.34/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,792	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,468	131.37/cwt	126.50–136.00	1,929	9

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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 943Last week 0Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 142Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 95Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
21	900–950	934	214.25	214.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	608	232.50–239.00	235.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	600–650	642	254.25	254.25
16	650–700	677	246.25	246.25
48	700–750	702	240.00	240.00
43	800–850	822	220.25	220.25
66	850–900	855	220.35	220.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	506	240.00	240.00
40	700–750	733	234.50	234.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	500–550	523	244.50–279.00	247.96
16	600–650	607	273.20	273.20
67	650–700	676	251.75–271.50	265.29
41	700–750	725	251.00–260.00	253.32
7	750–800	772	249.50	249.50
141	800–850	828	238.50–245.75	243.52
57	850–900	879	232.50–243.50	235.74
8	900–950	936	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	693	243.00	243.00

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	3	—	1,696	3,035.00	3,035.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,712	2,950.00	2,950.00

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	9	—	1,468	126.50–136.00	131.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	137.00–138.00	137.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,216	140.00–154.00	147.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,101	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,598	130.00–135.50	131.04
6	—	1,515	122.00–128.50	125.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,313	120.00–126.00	124.05
9	—	1,298	110.00–119.00	113.06
2	—	1,298	97.00–100.00	98.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	110.00–114.00	111.98
5	—	1,092	122.00–126.50	123.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,072	159.00–174.00	164.53
37	—	1,805	141.00–156.50	147.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,586	132.00–144.00	137.56

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.