Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a Back to Grass Special; Slaughter cows and bulls on a good market test 3.00-8.00 higher instances 12.00. Feeder cows firm with good demand for cows returning to pasture or feed. Feeder calves no comparisons available for past two weeks, also in good demand with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $280.92/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −169.37 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.

Average price

$280.92

187 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

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

$69.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

vs WY average

+13.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	289.11	1,636	151
Medium and Large 1-2	532	254.20	1,352	28
Medium 1-2	535	220.00	1,177	8thin

One grade step is worth $69.11/cwt here — about $459 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.

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 sale187 hd

280.92

—

WY average2 barns · 357 hd

285.97

−5.04

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

+13.33

This barn, trailing median13 sales

450.29

−169.37

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	1,886	141.39	2,667	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	129.23	1,943	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,319	116.48	1,537	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	110.05	1,142	31

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,336	$1,622	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$2,492	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$3,200	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,022	$2,380	5

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	242.70/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,747	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	255.41/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,760	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	225.74/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,792	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,976	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	289.21/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,330	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	870	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,612	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	268.90/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,933	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	223.85/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,849	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	328.72/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,358	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	327.04/cwt	318.50–335.00	1,750	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	257.08/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,967	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	279.69/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,446	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	254.20/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,352	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,955	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	341.55/cwt	337.50–347.00	1,356	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	290.07/cwt	271.00–297.00	1,656	137
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	2,380.04/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,380	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,336	1,621.61/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,622	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,492.33/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,492	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	159.21/cwt	142.50–168.00	1,661	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	119.39/cwt	110.50–124.00	1,473	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	124.13/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,742	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	129.05/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,546	13
Bulls	—	—	1,836	141.34/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,595	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,658	126.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,090	6
Bulls	—	—	2,110	154.53/cwt	148.00–159.50	3,261	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	132.76/cwt	128.00–140.50	1,991	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	122.87/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,855	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	112.61/cwt	109.00–120.50	1,167	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	120.10/cwt	118.00–122.50	1,560	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	103.80/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,082	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	113.18/cwt	108.50–116.50	1,514	11

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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 47Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 77Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 72Year ago 258

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	450–500	460	280.00–297.50	289.21
14	500–550	517	272.50–285.00	279.69
137	550–600	571	271.00–297.00	290.07
28	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
113	650–700	689	253.00–270.00	255.41
22	700–750	720	238.00–248.00	242.70
70	750–800	765	256.00–259.00	257.08
13	800–850	813	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	532	254.00–255.00	254.20
23	750–800	794	225.00–226.00	225.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	870	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
14	350–400	397	337.50–347.00	341.55
24	400–450	413	315.00–342.00	328.72
6	450–500	495	312.50	312.50
48	500–550	535	318.50–335.00	327.04
6	550–600	550	322.50	322.50
7	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
27	650–700	686	285.00	285.00
16	700–750	719	267.00–270.00	268.90
21	800–850	826	222.00–225.00	223.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	580	278.00	278.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,380	3,200.00	3,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,022	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,380.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,336	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,621.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,130	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,492.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,043	142.50–168.00	159.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,234	110.50–124.00	119.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,403	121.00–128.00	124.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,198	126.00–135.00	129.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,836	135.00–146.00	141.34
7	—	2,110	148.00–159.50	154.53
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,658	120.00–130.00	126.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,500	128.00–140.50	132.76
5	—	1,510	116.00–127.00	122.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,036	109.00–120.50	112.61
9	—	1,042	100.00–107.00	103.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,299	118.00–122.50	120.10
11	—	1,338	108.50–116.50	113.18

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.

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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

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