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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 24

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

568 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 625▼ 671 vs year ago 1,239 · −54.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 176▼ 2 vs year ago 92 · −2.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 52▲ 8 vs year ago 57 · +14.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale ( September 17) slaughter cows lower undertones noted with 3.00-10.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, more feeder cows returning to feed with higher demand and overtones noted. Yearlings steers no comparisons available with yearling heifers instances 1.00-6.00 higher on light comparisons. Feeder steer calves steady to instances 6.00-8.00 higher on light comparisons, feeder heifers also light offering instances 1.00-6.00 higher. 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 $279.56/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −175.47 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$279.56

18 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.93

vs WY average

+5.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	279.56	1,532	18thin

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 sale18 hd

279.56

—

WY average2 barns · 109 hd

312.49

−32.93

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

+5.27

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

−175.47

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	1,800	139.27	2,506	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	110.92	1,513	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,522	108.62	1,654	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	97.59	1,033	6thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,511	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,545	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,669	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	49
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	257.66/cwt	257.50–258.00	2,010	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	245.09/cwt	244.00–246.00	2,054	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,116	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	230.93/cwt	229.50–235.50	2,106	30
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	955	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,776	37
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,209	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,099	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,148	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Spayed	655	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,569	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	697	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,645	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	235.65/cwt	235.50–236.00	1,932	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	224.16/cwt	223.00–224.50	1,955	22
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,535	126.38/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,940	7
Bulls	—	—	1,812	135.54/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,456	10
Bulls	—	—	2,016	155.21/cwt	150.00–161.00	3,129	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	97.59/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,033	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,360	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	110.92/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,513	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	110.19/cwt	106.50–115.00	1,710	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	910	137.65/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,253	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,182	114.43/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,353	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,334	110.49/cwt	107.50–113.50	1,474	8

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 625Year ago 1,239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 176Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 52Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	330.00	330.00
7	500–550	522	220.00	220.00
6	650–700	697	236.00	236.00
17	800–850	820	235.50–236.00	235.65
22	850–900	872	223.00–224.50	224.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	655	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	950–1000	955	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
8	500–550	523	289.00	289.00
10	550–600	568	272.00	272.00
13	600–650	618	270.00	270.00
49	700–750	720	265.00	265.00
28	750–800	780	257.50–258.00	257.66
13	800–850	838	244.00–246.00	245.09
10	850–900	855	247.50	247.50
30	900–950	912	229.50–235.50	230.93
7	1000–1050	1,025	215.50	215.50

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	910	125.00–141.00	137.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,182	109.00–119.00	114.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,334	107.50–113.50	110.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	2,016	150.00–161.00	155.21
10	—	1,812	131.00–144.00	135.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,535	117.00–130.00	126.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	100.00	100.00
11	—	1,552	106.50–115.00	110.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,059	94.00–103.00	97.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,364	105.00–117.00	110.92

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.