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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

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

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 1,696 vs last sale 1,750▼ 277 vs year ago 331 · −83.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

272 head

▲ 272 vs last sale 0▲ 201 vs year ago 71 · +283.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▼ 151 vs year ago 181 · −83.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, light offering on last sale of 2024. Cows and bulls steady with no comparisons available, feeder calves not enough offering for a good market test. Demand moderate. No sale until JANUARY 7, 2025 with a special feeder calf sale.

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 $351.00/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −104.02 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$351.00

48 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.67

vs WY average

+24.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	351.00	1,850	48

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 sale48 hd

351.00

—

WY average2 barns · 673 hd

333.33

+17.67

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

+24.37

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

−104.02

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	—	Average	1,507	130.06	1,960	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,744	125.79	2,194	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	106.26	1,215	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,341	104.44	1,400	5thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,624	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,737	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,850	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	1,851	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1-2	306	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,079	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	370	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	1,252	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,474	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,545	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	257.30/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,572	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,343	139.59/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,875	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	120.87/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,674	5
Bulls	—	—	2,058	138.75/cwt	138.50–139.00	2,855	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	106.26/cwt	106.00–106.50	1,215	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	107.17/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,416	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,328	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,744	125.79/cwt	122.00–128.50	2,194	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	901	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,572	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,198	130.95/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,569	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	113.28/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,373	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,401	111.41/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,561	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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 1,750Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 0Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 181

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	306	352.50	352.50
32	350–400	370	338.50	338.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	493	299.00	299.00
5	500–550	510	303.00	303.00
15	600–650	611	255.00–260.00	257.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	433	375.00	375.00
7	450–500	495	351.00	351.00
48	500–550	527	351.00	351.00
20	600–650	604	306.50	306.50

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	901	174.50	174.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,198	124.00–135.00	130.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,212	107.00–116.00	113.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,401	108.00–114.00	111.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	131.00–143.00	139.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,385	116.00–128.00	120.87
2	—	2,058	138.50–139.00	138.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,321	104.00–111.00	107.17
1	—	1,420	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,744	122.00–128.50	125.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	106.00–106.50	106.26

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.