Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, on a special feeder calf sale; slaughter cows steady instances 10.00 higher on individual, slaughter bulls firm instances 14.00-18.00 higher, with feeder cows firm. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago; feeder steers 12.00-19.00 higher, instances 23.00, weighing between 500-750 lb, heifers unevenly steady with most advances on 600 lb replacement quality heifer calves . Demand good with good buyer activity.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.36/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −164.79 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.

Average price

$328.36

41 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.29

vs WY average

+10.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	328.36	1,862	41

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $533.45, low $449.22, median $493.15 across 15 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 sale41 hd

328.36

—

WY average2 barns · 227 hd

336.65

−8.29

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

+10.07

This barn, trailing median15 sales

493.15

−164.79

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	—	High	1,775	138.57	2,459	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	117.01	1,559	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,143	116.22	1,328	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	115.75	1,842	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,547	$2,748	5

Every lot, as filed

30 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	741	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	1,669	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	637	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,032	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,555	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	288.75/cwt	273.00–293.00	1,805	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	280.00/cwt	262.00–288.00	1,602	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,976	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	119.22/cwt	116.50–122.00	1,545	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	128.74/cwt	123.50–135.00	2,012	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	110.56/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,772	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	114.80/cwt	105.50–121.00	1,570	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	121.66/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,387	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	103.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,190	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	151.28/cwt	144.00–158.00	3,056	10
Bulls	—	—	1,781	138.41/cwt	130.00–142.50	2,465	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,436	134.79/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,936	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,583	120.10/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,901	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	133.84/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,595	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,347	117.23/cwt	115.50–118.50	1,579	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	92.05/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,059	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,084	117.54/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,274	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,428	123.70/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,766	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,547	2,747.96/head	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	799	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	322.06/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,981	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	352.18/cwt	335.00–354.00	1,736	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	282.06/cwt	281.75–282.50	1,997	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	321.14/cwt	313.50–335.00	1,888	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	657	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	342.27/cwt	327.50–350.75	1,804	14

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 60Year ago 681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 116Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 241Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	489	318.00	318.00
9	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
25	550–600	572	262.00–288.00	280.00
77	600–650	625	273.00–293.00	288.75
22	700–750	741	225.25	225.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	637	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	450–500	493	335.00–354.00	352.18
14	500–550	527	327.50–350.75	342.27
27	550–600	588	313.50–335.00	321.14
74	600–650	615	310.00–325.00	322.06
11	650–700	672	294.00	294.00
40	700–750	708	281.75–282.50	282.06
9	750–800	799	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	657	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,296	116.50–122.00	119.22
5	—	1,368	105.50–121.00	114.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	123.50–135.00	128.74
5	—	1,603	106.00–117.00	110.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,140	120.00–123.00	121.66
3	—	1,150	100.00–110.00	103.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	2,020	144.00–158.00	151.28
8	—	1,781	130.00–142.50	138.41
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	130.00–136.50	134.79
6	—	1,583	115.00–123.00	120.10

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	6	—	1,192	130.00–141.00	133.84
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,347	115.50–118.50	117.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,150	90.00–98.00	92.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,084	110.00–123.00	117.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,428	120.00–129.00	123.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,547	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,747.96

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

Steers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

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Slaughter Cattle

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