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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 22

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 1,595 vs last sale 1,639▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 110▼ 106 vs year ago 154 · −68.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 131▼ 14 vs year ago 87 · −16.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a light offering slaughter cows steady instances 2.00-4.00, slaughter bulls steady with feeder cows firm. No comparison for feeder calves with limited supplies. Demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 2 of 16 comparable sales and sits −99.98 against this barn's trailing median of $409.98.

Average price

$310.00

9 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−40.27

vs WY average

−19.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	310.00	1,829	9thin

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 sale9 hd

310.00

—

WY average2 barns · 462 hd

350.27

−40.27

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−19.95

This barn, trailing median16 sales

409.98

−99.98

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,756	152.10	2,670	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	142.08	1,521	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	138.36	2,045	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	136.99	1,813	11

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)	1,222	$2,820	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,575	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$2,468	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,342	$2,258	5

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	998	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,405	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,089	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,693	145.34/cwt	137.00–155.00	2,461	7
Bulls	—	—	1,842	160.25/cwt	158.00–161.50	2,952	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,386	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	144.11/cwt	139.50–149.00	1,529	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,496	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	131.99/cwt	126.50–135.50	1,708	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	145.75/cwt	139.50–150.00	2,003	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	138.36/cwt	137.50–139.00	2,045	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	223.72/cwt	218.00–240.00	2,237	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,057	191.76/cwt	182.00–199.00	2,027	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,091	167.80/cwt	161.00–177.50	1,831	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	145.50/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,729	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	142.40/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,994	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,222	2,819.80/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,820	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,358	2,467.91/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,468	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,342	2,258.01/head	1,825.00–2,500.00	2,258	5

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 1,639Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 110Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 131Year ago 87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	136.00	136.00
6	—	1,061	139.50–149.00	144.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	137.50–139.00	138.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	139.50–150.00	145.75
7	—	1,294	126.50–135.50	131.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,842	158.00–161.50	160.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,693	137.00–155.00	145.34

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,188	139.00–151.00	145.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,091	161.00–177.50	167.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,400	137.00–146.00	142.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,057	182.00–199.00	191.76
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,000	218.00–240.00	223.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,380	2,575.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,358	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,467.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,222	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,819.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,342	1,825.00–2,500.00	2,258.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
5	750–800	754	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	998	241.00	241.00

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.