Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a Feeder Calf Special; light offering slaughter and feeder cows firm to instances 2.00-3.00 higher, slaughter bulls firm to instances 6.00-11.00 higher. Feeder calves good market test compared to two weeks ago, firm with instances 7.00-15.00 higher on steers, heifers mostly steady 5.00-7.00 higher on 500-510 lb calves, lot load on reputation quality 630 lb heifers 16.00 higher. Demand good with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.25/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −148.05 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.

Average price

$302.25

35 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WY average

+30.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	302.25	1,585	35

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $494.60, low $160.00, median $450.29 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

302.25

—

WY average1 barns · 35 hd

302.25

+0.00

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

+30.34

This barn, trailing median13 sales

450.29

−148.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,865	121.01	2,257	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,656	107.18	1,775	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	95.93	1,238	6thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	250.10/cwt	250.10–250.10	1,783	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	281.75/cwt	281.75–281.75	1,775	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,749	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	928	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	324.49/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,765	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	275.95/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	306.57/cwt	232.50–340.00	1,490	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	258.20/cwt	258.00–258.50	1,898	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	260.00/cwt	256.25–274.00	1,791	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	306.71/cwt	302.00–311.50	1,417	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	314.35/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,217	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,555	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	311.35/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,575	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	290.25/cwt	290.25–290.25	1,712	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	354.50/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,482	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	134.15/cwt	127.50–140.00	1,502	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	114.28/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,371	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	920	101.61/cwt	97.00–105.00	935	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	80.03/cwt	78.00–82.50	824	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	110.37/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,628	15
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,497	110.36/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,652	3
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,505	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	3,419	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	115.77/cwt	113.50–118.00	2,064	2
Bulls	—	—	1,922	123.46/cwt	120.00–131.50	2,373	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	107.94/cwt	105.50–110.50	1,763	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,960	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,411	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,303	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	94.71/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,209	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,387	1

How this sale compares

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 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 49Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 45Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 17Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	387	313.00–315.00	314.35
16	450–500	462	302.00–311.50	306.71
26	500–550	506	310.00–312.50	311.35
9	550–600	578	265.00–290.00	275.95
105	600–650	630	281.75	281.75
41	650–700	654	267.50	267.50
42	700–750	713	250.10	250.10
17	900–950	904	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	442	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	400–450	418	352.50–355.00	354.50
33	450–500	486	232.50–340.00	306.57
17	500–550	544	320.00–331.00	324.49
22	550–600	590	290.25	290.25
5	600–650	612	298.00	298.00
23	650–700	689	256.25–274.00	260.00
12	700–750	735	258.00–258.50	258.20
8	800–850	814	233.00	233.00

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	9	—	1,120	127.50–140.00	134.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,200	110.00–121.00	114.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	78.00–82.50	80.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,475	105.00–115.00	110.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	97.00–105.00	101.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	109.00–111.00	110.36
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,505	136.50	136.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	113.50–118.00	115.77
11	—	1,922	120.00–131.50	123.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,633	105.50–110.50	107.94
1	—	1,515	86.00	86.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,277	90.00–97.50	94.71
1	—	1,360	102.00	102.00

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.

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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle