Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2025-01-14

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 14
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
483 head
▼ 3,378 vs last sale 3,861▲ 464 vs year ago 19 · +2,442.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
460 head
▲ 460 vs last sale 0▲ 326 vs year ago 134 · +243.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,085 head
▲ 1,085 vs last sale 0▲ 608 vs year ago 477 · +127.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, on a special bred cow sale today; slaughter cows and bulls good market with no comparisons available first reported sale of the year. Feeder calves on a light offering compared to last feeder special unevenly steady to lower undertones noted. Good demand with good buyer participation on special bred cow sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.00/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits −107.98 against this barn's trailing median of $409.98.
Average price
$302.00
19 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,558
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−26.56
vs WY average
−2.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516302.001,55819thin
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 sale19 hd
302.00
—
WY average2 barns · 1,030 hd
328.56
−26.56
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−2.03
This barn, trailing median16 sales
409.98
−107.98
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
487374260146median 409.9803/0304/1409/0110/1311/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,752151.022,64533
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,509121.761,83716
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,295120.421,55929
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,088106.811,1629thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$3,08390
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,109$2,56232
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,46662
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,299$2,055354
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$1,91021
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,199$1,72533
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,023$2,938105
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)921$2,63324

Every lot

33 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427404.79/cwt402.00–406.001,72820
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457379.59/cwt377.00–382.001,73521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1504364.50/cwt364.50–364.501,83741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,93417
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,91827
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0128
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384350.35/cwt340.00–360.001,34525
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,49016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,55819
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1646277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,78944
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1737282.60/cwt282.60–282.602,08373
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1792266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,10724
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,474154.20/cwt151.00–160.002,2737
Bulls——Return to Feed1,626155.50/cwt155.50–155.502,5283
Bulls——1,852153.12/cwt152.00–153.502,83611
Bulls——1,853146.11/cwt141.00–148.502,70712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088106.81/cwt103.00–113.001,1629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280117.25/cwt110.00–120.001,50112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305122.66/cwt122.00–124.001,60117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509121.76/cwt117.00–124.501,83716
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1092,561.53/head2,300.00–2,800.002,56232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1991,724.92/head1,600.00–1,850.001,72533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2103,082.70/head2,700.00–3,400.003,08390
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2491,910.12/head1,825.00–2,150.001,91021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2992,055.01/head1,800.00–2,425.002,055354
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3502,466.04/head2,000.00–2,760.002,46662
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19212,632.79/head2,450.00–2,700.002,63324
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0232,937.60/head2,250.00–3,075.002,938105
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1914210.29/cwt180.00–226.001,92292
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,000164.12/cwt150.00–178.001,64118
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,117128.92/cwt122.00–145.501,440105
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,129114.69/cwt112.00–118.001,2956
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,249121.39/cwt119.00–125.001,51634

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.