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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 4

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

849 head

▲ 696 vs last sale 153▲ 199 vs year ago 650 · +30.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 170▼ 10 vs year ago 42 · −23.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 338 vs last sale 424▲ 46 vs year ago 40 · +115.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on Feeder Calf Special; slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls instances 4.00-9.00 higher on a light offering with feeder cows mostly steady. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago; steers mostly steady with heifers under pressure with lower undertones noted. 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 $349.30/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −106.82 against this barn's trailing median of $456.13.

Average price

$349.30

103 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.63

vs WY average

+0.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	349.30	1,949	103

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 sale103 hd

349.30

—

WY average2 barns · 451 hd

363.93

−14.63

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

+0.02

This barn, trailing median17 sales

456.13

−106.82

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

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $533.45, low $406.00, median $456.13 across 17 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	1,900	163.04	3,097	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	136.00	1,897	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	126.85	1,845	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	123.98	1,343	3thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	406.88/cwt	397.00–413.00	1,497	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,734	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	363.47/cwt	343.00–374.00	1,770	103
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	359.86/cwt	351.00–365.00	1,896	47
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	340.44/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,988	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	317.18/cwt	312.00–328.00	1,935	56
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	312.25/cwt	312.25–312.25	2,101	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	288.89/cwt	278.25–300.00	2,106	22
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,037	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,359	6
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,239	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	2,373	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,259	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	343.09/cwt	285.00–365.00	1,609	84
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	323.96/cwt	314.00–343.00	1,694	49
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	314.23/cwt	302.00–328.00	1,791	77
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	306.05/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,913	54
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	284.27/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,902	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,868	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	158.55/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,878	4
Bulls	—	—	1,984	167.53/cwt	166.00–171.00	3,324	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,523	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	115.47/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,253	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,897	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	114.96/cwt	113.50–116.50	1,653	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	131.61/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,923	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	892	203.93/cwt	193.50–211.00	1,819	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	170.27/cwt	164.00–188.00	1,677	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	136.22/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,666	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	122.09/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,624	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,443	135.29/cwt	130.50–139.50	1,952	51

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 849Last week 153Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 170Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 424Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	391	322.00	322.00
84	450–500	469	285.00–365.00	343.09
49	500–550	523	314.00–343.00	323.96
77	550–600	570	302.00–328.00	314.23
54	600–650	625	300.00–310.00	306.05
25	650–700	669	283.00–285.00	284.27
7	700–750	734	254.50	254.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	368	397.00–413.00	406.88
14	400–450	425	408.00	408.00
103	450–500	487	343.00–374.00	363.47
47	500–550	527	351.00–365.00	359.86
56	550–600	584	324.00–345.00	340.44
56	600–650	610	312.00–328.00	317.18
9	650–700	673	312.25	312.25
22	700–750	729	278.25–300.00	288.89
6	1000–1050	1,037	227.50	227.50
10	1200–1250	1,239	191.50	191.50

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	4	—	892	193.50–211.00	203.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	985	164.00–188.00	170.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,223	133.00–139.00	136.22
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,443	130.50–139.50	135.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	121.00–123.00	122.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,815	150.00–161.00	158.55
4	—	1,984	166.00–171.00	167.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,461	126.00–139.00	131.61
2	—	1,438	113.50–116.50	114.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	115.00–116.00	115.47
1	—	1,080	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	136.00	136.00

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.