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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 21

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 325 vs last sale 483▼ 17 vs year ago 175 · −9.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 414 vs last sale 460▼ 45 vs year ago 91 · −49.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 1,023 vs last sale 1,085▼ 49 vs year ago 111 · −44.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a light offering with frigid temperatures, few slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder calves no true comparisons available with small groups. Demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $336.70/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −126.34 against this barn's trailing median of $463.04.

Average price

$336.70

13 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−38.55

vs WY average

+5.22 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	336.70	1,475	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

336.70

—

WY average2 barns · 493 hd

375.25

−38.55

National average150 barns · 10,567 hd

331.48

+5.22

This barn, trailing median12 sales

463.04

−126.34

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 400–500 lb

12 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $512.34, low $426.47, median $463.04 across 12 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	1,805	143.14	2,584	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	106.67	1,040	15

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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,353	$2,337	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,357	$1,837	11

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	421.78/cwt	420.00–426.00	1,577	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,825	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,965	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,981	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,949	7
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,201	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,510	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	828	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	360.31/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,358	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	336.70/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,475	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,410	135.18/cwt	125.00–147.00	1,906	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	142.50/cwt	138.50–146.00	2,501	3
Bulls	—	—	2,745	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	4,419	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	99.78/cwt	97.00–106.00	898	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	114.55/cwt	112.50–115.00	1,215	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	963	194.70/cwt	187.00–206.00	1,875	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,219	156.70/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,910	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,268	126.92/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,609	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	126.36/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,798	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,353	2,336.69/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,337	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,357	1,837.31/head	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,837	11

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 Jan 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 483Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 460Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 1,085Year ago 111

Compared to last Tuesday on a light offering with frigid temperatures, few slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder calves no true comparisons available with small groups. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	374	420.00–426.00	421.78
8	450–500	488	374.00	374.00
14	550–600	563	349.00	349.00
6	650–700	655	302.50	302.50
7	750–800	757	257.50	257.50
6	1200–1250	1,201	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	309	268.00	268.00
35	350–400	377	360.00–361.00	360.31
13	400–450	438	330.00–341.00	336.70

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,423	120.00–131.00	126.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	187.00–206.00	194.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,219	140.00–165.00	156.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,268	118.00–131.00	126.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,357	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,837.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,353	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,336.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,755	138.50–146.00	142.50
1	—	2,745	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	125.00–147.00	135.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	900	97.00–106.00	99.78
7	—	1,061	112.50–115.00	114.55

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.