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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Oct 21

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

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Receipts

5,046 head

▲ 702 vs last sale 4,344▲ 186 vs year ago 4,860 · +3.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a calf and yearling special largest offering to date; yearling steers and heifers under pressure instance 5.00-15.00 lower. Feeder steers under 500 lbs 11.00-14.00 higher instances sharply higher with instances 25.00-35.00 higher, over 500 lbs unevenly steady instances 5.00-8.00 lower instances 10.00 higher on 550-595 lb calves. Heifer calves 350-399 lbs sharply higher over 400 lbs steady 5.00- 10.00 lower with 550-595 lbs higher overtones noted over 600 lbs under pressure on lighter offering. Demand good with good buyer participation, with reputation quality and preconditioned calves bringing premium prices.

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 $488.72/cwt on 742 head. That ranks 13 of 18 comparable sales and sits +33.70 against this barn's trailing median of $455.02.

Average price

$488.72

742 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$75.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.73

vs WY average

+30.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	496.68	2,628	664
Medium and Large 1-2	580	421.01	2,441	78

One grade step is worth $75.67/cwt here — about $187 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 sale742 hd

488.72

—

WY average3 barns · 2,230 hd

483.00

+5.73

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

+30.58

This barn, trailing median18 sales

455.02

+33.70

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.

Every lot

40 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	671.51/cwt	637.50–685.00	1,874	20
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	636.11/cwt	621.00–645.00	2,137	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	627.89/cwt	618.00–649.00	2,430	65
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	411	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,507	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	585.56/cwt	562.00–596.00	2,512	162
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,330	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	456	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,622	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	546.73/cwt	519.00–569.00	2,608	335
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	514.72/cwt	482.00–525.00	2,641	451
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	456.10/cwt	452.00–463.00	2,463	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	458.48/cwt	430.00–471.00	2,581	213
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	411.95/cwt	401.00–425.00	2,431	62
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	416.74/cwt	395.50–430.00	2,559	218
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	399.47/cwt	382.00–409.50	2,644	72
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	367.94/cwt	365.00–371.00	2,520	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,489	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,800	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	3,033	35
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	3,084	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	519.07/cwt	517.50–520.00	1,775	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,962	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	573.74/cwt	552.50–607.50	2,169	150
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	498.80/cwt	479.00–521.00	2,130	222
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,993	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	463	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,315	113
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	458.05/cwt	435.50–476.00	2,203	271
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	425.93/cwt	407.50–444.50	2,206	159
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	392.75/cwt	388.25–401.00	2,097	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	369.61/cwt	352.50–389.00	2,118	51
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	368.90/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,243	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,281	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,622	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	337.25/cwt	337.25–337.25	2,560	27
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	330.75/cwt	330.10–331.00	2,722	28
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	326.30/cwt	325.50–331.00	2,924	41
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	944	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,030	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,084	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,027	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,208	9
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,070	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,878	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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Receipts 5,046Last week 4,344Year ago 4,860

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	345	580.00	580.00
150	350–400	378	552.50–607.50	573.74
222	400–450	427	479.00–521.00	498.80
271	450–500	481	435.50–476.00	458.05
159	500–550	518	407.50–444.50	425.93
51	550–600	573	352.50–389.00	369.61
26	600–650	608	355.00–375.00	368.90
5	650–700	679	336.00	336.00
12	700–750	749	350.00	350.00
27	750–800	759	337.25	337.25
28	800–850	823	330.10–331.00	330.75
41	850–900	896	325.50–331.00	326.30
7	900–950	944	321.00	321.00
7	950–1000	976	316.00	316.00
9	1000–1050	1,027	215.00	215.00
5	1050–1100	1,070	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
113	450–500	463	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	342	517.50–520.00	519.07
10	350–400	360	545.00	545.00
11	400–450	442	451.00	451.00
38	500–550	534	388.25–401.00	392.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	448	520.00	520.00
16	500–550	540	452.00–463.00	456.10
62	550–600	590	401.00–425.00	411.95
14	650–700	685	365.00–371.00	367.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	250–300	279	637.50–685.00	671.51
21	300–350	336	621.00–645.00	636.11
65	350–400	387	618.00–649.00	627.89
162	400–450	429	562.00–596.00	585.56
335	450–500	477	519.00–569.00	546.73
451	500–550	513	482.00–525.00	514.72
213	550–600	563	430.00–471.00	458.48
218	600–650	614	395.50–430.00	416.74
72	650–700	662	382.00–409.50	399.47
9	700–750	709	351.00	351.00
10	750–800	761	368.00	368.00
35	800–850	810	374.50	374.50
28	850–900	880	350.50	350.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	411	610.00	610.00
15	450–500	456	575.00	575.00

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.