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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 18

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

584 head

▲ 566 vs last sale 18▼ 30 vs year ago 614 · −4.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 87▼ 45 vs year ago 101 · −44.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 451 vs last sale 553▲ 7 vs year ago 95 · +7.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday regular sale slaughter cows firm with lean individual instances 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls instances 5.00-8.00 higher. Special feeder calve sale, prices compared to two weeks ago; higher overtones noted on all weights of calves; steers 10.00-20.00 higher, best price of 30.00 higher on 540 lb steers at 394.00. Heifers 10.00-20.00 higher, with best prices on replacement quality @ 30.00 higher. Demand good with good buyer participation.

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 $377.45/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −77.57 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$377.45

150 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.43

vs WY average

+20.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	377.45	2,123	150

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 sale150 hd

377.45

—

WY average2 barns · 357 hd

376.02

+1.43

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+20.29

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

−77.57

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	2,008	167.39	3,362	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	132.87	1,667	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	130.59	1,400	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	123.08	1,818	3thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,785	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	394.50/cwt	389.50–404.00	2,122	65
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	364.41/cwt	363.50–374.50	2,117	85
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	342.22/cwt	333.25–350.00	2,146	94
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,204	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	285.83/cwt	284.00–294.00	2,252	27
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	259.09/cwt	257.50–264.00	2,410	20
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,165	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,551	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,531	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,665	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	511	370.91/cwt	367.50–374.00	1,895	57
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	331.76/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,712	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	269.88/cwt	264.00–276.00	1,930	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	158.79/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,953	5
Bulls	—	—	2,132	174.55/cwt	171.00–182.00	3,721	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,231	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	129.02/cwt	126.00–131.50	1,409	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	126.36/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,585	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	143.72/cwt	136.00–145.50	1,804	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	123.08/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,818	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,009	229.91/cwt	220.00–236.00	2,320	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	174.90/cwt	170.50–187.00	1,803	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,136	155.37/cwt	141.00–163.00	1,765	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	126.34/cwt	121.50–134.00	1,502	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,510	141.83/cwt	133.00–144.50	2,142	44

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 18Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 87Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 553Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	362.00	362.00
7	450–500	494	337.00	337.00
28	500–550	516	330.00–332.50	331.76
10	700–750	715	264.00–276.00	269.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
57	500–550	511	367.50–374.00	370.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	426	419.00	419.00
65	500–550	538	389.50–404.00	394.50
85	550–600	581	363.50–374.50	364.41
94	600–650	627	333.25–350.00	342.22
8	650–700	656	336.00	336.00
27	750–800	788	284.00–294.00	285.83
20	900–950	930	257.50–264.00	259.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1150–1200	1,165	219.00	219.00

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	17	—	1,009	220.00–236.00	229.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,031	170.50–187.00	174.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,136	141.00–163.00	155.37
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,510	133.00–144.50	141.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,189	121.50–134.00	126.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,860	152.00–166.00	158.79
6	—	2,132	171.00–182.00	174.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,254	123.00–133.00	126.36
9	—	1,255	136.00–145.50	143.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	118.00–126.00	123.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,092	126.00–131.50	129.02
1	—	815	151.00	151.00

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.