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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 17

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

625 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 556▲ 190 vs year ago 435 · +43.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

176 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 58▼ 25 vs year ago 201 · −12.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 47 · +10.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale (September 10) slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, with few more feeder cows returning to feed lower undertones noted. Yearlings unevenly steady, several packages feeder calves steady with higher overtones noted on light comparisons from last sale. Demand moderate to good.

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 $284.31/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −170.71 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$284.31

90 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.35

vs WY average

+17.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	284.31	1,442	90

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 sale90 hd

284.31

—

WY average2 barns · 125 hd

280.97

+3.35

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

+17.67

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

−170.71

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	1,726	141.57	2,443	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	116.65	1,819	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	110.28	1,432	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	108.49	1,193	45

Every lot

27 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	380.14/cwt	372.50–393.00	1,239	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,288	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	357.28/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,536	103
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,391	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	286.10/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,436	82
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,487	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,572	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,592	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,165	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,308	61
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,253	50
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,500	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	222.29/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,945	28
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,003	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,515	133.27/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,019	8
Bulls	—	—	1,780	143.69/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,558	12
Bulls	—	—	2,243	162.10/cwt	160.00–164.50	3,636	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	110.02/cwt	106.00–117.50	1,199	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	100.21/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,155	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	111.12/cwt	108.50–120.00	1,437	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	104.41/cwt	100.00–106.50	1,399	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,559	116.65/cwt	111.00–126.50	1,819	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	923	122.39/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,130	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	967	102.32/cwt	101.00–102.50	989	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,006	111.08/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,117	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,351	113.43/cwt	105.00–117.50	1,532	22

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 556Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 58Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 5Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	300–350	326	372.50–393.00	380.14
103	400–450	430	350.00–359.00	357.28
7	450–500	470	296.00	296.00
82	500–550	502	285.00–291.00	286.10
8	550–600	559	266.00	266.00
12	600–650	600	262.00	262.00
5	650–700	689	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	412	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
15	350–400	382	305.00	305.00
61	400–450	418	313.00	313.00
50	450–500	464	270.00	270.00
9	650–700	652	230.00	230.00
28	850–900	875	219.00–223.00	222.29
17	900–950	919	218.00	218.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	967	101.00–102.50	102.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	923	121.00–129.00	122.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,006	109.00–113.00	111.08
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,351	105.00–117.50	113.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,243	160.00–164.50	162.10
12	—	1,780	139.00–150.00	143.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,515	125.00–139.00	133.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,559	111.00–126.50	116.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,153	99.00–104.00	100.21
38	—	1,090	106.00–117.50	110.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,340	100.00–106.50	104.41
49	—	1,293	108.50–120.00	111.12

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.