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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 6

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

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Feeder Cattle receipts

349 head

▲ 349 vs last sale 0▼ 534 vs year ago 883 · −60.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 122▼ 56 vs year ago 125 · −44.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

366 head

▲ 267 vs last sale 99▲ 281 vs year ago 85 · +330.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a back to grass special; slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady with instance 9.00 lower from high bull last week, several cows and heiferette types returning to feed or going back to grass. Good selection of feeder calves in various weights with no comparisons available. Several cow/calf pairs and a few bred cows. 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 $380.15/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −74.87 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$380.15

75 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$602

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$88.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.06

vs WY average

+1.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	388.40	2,198	68
Medium and Large 1-2	532	300.00	1,596	7thin

One grade step is worth $88.40/cwt here — about $602 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale75 hd

380.15

—

WY average2 barns · 278 hd

394.21

−14.06

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+1.36

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

−74.87

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	—	High	1,769	170.54	3,017	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	147.32	2,320	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	136.44	1,761	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	132.90	1,413	8thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,317	$2,621	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$2,347	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$3,728	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,331	$3,700	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,169	$2,748	50
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	874	$3,711	61

Every lot

37 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	298	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,195	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	400.88/cwt	390.00–411.00	2,065	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,596	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	384.24/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,240	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	373.48/cwt	366.00–380.00	2,297	39
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	330.62/cwt	325.00–333.50	2,331	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,319	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,565	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,690	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,766	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,935	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,915	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,973	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,082	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,478	155.95/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,305	4
Bulls	—	—	1,827	181.52/cwt	179.00–185.00	3,316	8
Bulls	—	—	1,847	167.26/cwt	161.00–171.00	3,089	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	136.13/cwt	132.00–143.50	1,446	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	123.20/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,316	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	136.44/cwt	129.50–139.00	1,761	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	160.26/cwt	158.50–161.00	2,479	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	139.56/cwt	133.00–142.00	2,220	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,019	226.42/cwt	214.50–237.00	2,307	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,121	161.91/cwt	154.00–174.50	1,815	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	146.84/cwt	136.50–152.50	1,693	46
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,163	190.10/cwt	179.00–202.50	2,211	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	135.00/cwt	132.00–137.50	1,719	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,389	145.38/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,019	38
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,292	2,347.19/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,347	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,317	2,621.48/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,621	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	844	3,581.11/head	3,000.00–3,860.00	3,581	49
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	995	4,239.98/head	3,975.00–4,300.00	4,240	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,186	2,899.78/head	2,610.00–3,300.00	2,900	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	3,728.18/head	3,510.00–4,100.00	3,728	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,331	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	6

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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 0Year ago 883

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 122Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 366Last week 99Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	298	401.00	401.00
17	500–550	515	390.00–411.00	400.88
51	550–600	583	380.00–392.50	384.24
39	600–650	615	366.00–380.00	373.48
24	700–750	705	325.00–333.50	330.62
9	750–800	753	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	532	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
9	400–450	423	370.00	370.00
11	450–500	472	358.00	358.00
5	500–550	501	352.50	352.50
7	550–600	564	343.00	343.00
10	600–650	606	316.00	316.00
14	650–700	685	288.00	288.00
5	700–750	724	287.50	287.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,062	132.00–143.50	136.13
2	—	1,068	118.00–129.00	123.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	158.50–161.00	160.26
5	—	1,591	133.00–142.00	139.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,291	129.50–139.00	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,827	179.00–185.00	181.52
9	—	1,847	161.00–171.00	167.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	151.00–160.00	155.95

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,163	179.00–202.50	190.10
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,019	214.50–237.00	226.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,153	136.50–152.50	146.84
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,389	140.00–153.00	145.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,121	154.00–174.50	161.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,273	132.00–137.50	135.00

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)	6	—	1,292	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,347.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,317	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,621.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	995	3,975.00–4,300.00	4,239.98
(<2 yrs)	Open	49	—	844	3,000.00–3,860.00	3,581.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,331	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,186	2,610.00–3,300.00	2,899.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,164	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,225	3,510.00–4,100.00	3,728.18

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.