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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 1

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▲ 253 vs last sale 0▼ 247 vs year ago 500 · −49.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 76▲ 6 vs year ago 73 · +8.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 78▲ 23 vs year ago 24 · +95.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale; slaughter cows mostly steady instance 6.00-9.00 higher on couple individuals, slaughter bulls limited test with instance 2,00-6.00 higher with lower undertones noted on lower end of offerings. Feeder cows firm with most activity. Feeder heifer calves on a light offering unevenly steady with feeder steers mostly firm. 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 $373.00/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −82.02 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$373.00

18 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.11

vs WY average

+3.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	373.00	2,037	18thin

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 sale18 hd

373.00

—

WY average2 barns · 396 hd

387.11

−14.11

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

+3.99

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

−82.02

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	1,645	158.41	2,606	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	139.92	1,852	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	139.09	2,210	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	129.34	1,404	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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,037	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	350.94/cwt	345.00–351.50	2,260	81
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,287	37
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,212	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,513	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,679	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,800	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,367	148.35/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,028	5
Bulls	—	—	1,923	166.07/cwt	163.50–168.50	3,194	2
Bulls	—	—	2,063	175.88/cwt	172.50–180.00	3,628	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	136.10/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,452	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	119.19/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,327	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	128.93/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,668	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	145.41/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,947	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	139.09/cwt	133.00–145.00	2,210	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	986	219.47/cwt	205.00–229.00	2,164	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,074	163.29/cwt	157.00–178.00	1,754	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,196	131.97/cwt	124.00–135.50	1,578	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,206	145.16/cwt	138.00–152.00	1,751	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,436	142.69/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,049	27

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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 0Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 76Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 78Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	319	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	388	390.00	390.00
13	450–500	457	367.50	367.50
11	700–750	736	244.50	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	546	373.00	373.00
81	600–650	644	345.00–351.50	350.94
37	750–800	782	292.50	292.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,206	138.00–152.00	145.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,436	138.00–146.00	142.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,196	124.00–135.50	131.97
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	986	205.00–229.00	219.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,074	157.00–178.00	163.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,367	142.00–152.00	148.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	163.50–168.50	166.07
2	—	2,063	172.50–180.00	175.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	129.00–140.00	136.10
2	—	1,113	115.00–123.00	119.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,294	127.00–132.00	128.93
8	—	1,339	140.00–147.50	145.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,589	133.00–145.00	139.09

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.