Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First yearling sale for fall run with no comparisons available. Slaughter cows instances 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady with lower undertones noted on thinner bulls returning to feed, not many feeder cows available to compare for a good market test. Demand moderate. Starting sales every Tuesday's.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $247.96/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −245.19 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.

Average price

$247.96

73 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.22

vs WY average

−21.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	247.96	1,297	73

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 sale73 hd

247.96

—

WY average2 barns · 90 hd

251.18

−3.22

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−21.44

This barn, trailing median15 sales

493.15

−245.19

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	1,753	145.57	2,552	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	128.07	1,989	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	119.96	1,314	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	116.15	1,515	19

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)	1,696	$3,035	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,712	$2,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	934	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	2,001	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	235.53/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,432	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	702	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,685	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	855	220.35/cwt	220.35–220.35	1,884	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	650–700	677	246.25/cwt	246.25–246.25	1,667	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	822	220.25/cwt	220.25–220.25	1,810	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,003	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	253.32/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,837	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	600–650	642	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	1,632	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,684	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	247.96/cwt	244.50–279.00	1,297	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	243.52/cwt	238.50–245.75	2,016	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	273.20/cwt	273.20–273.20	1,658	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	265.29/cwt	251.75–271.50	1,793	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	235.74/cwt	232.50–243.50	2,072	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,926	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,214	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,719	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,696	3,035.00/head	3,035.00–3,035.00	3,035	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,712	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	131.04/cwt	130.00–135.50	2,094	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	125.59/cwt	122.00–128.50	1,903	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	124.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,629	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	113.06/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,468	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	98.49/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,278	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,235	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	123.15/cwt	122.00–126.50	1,345	5
Bulls	—	—	2,072	164.53/cwt	159.00–174.00	3,409	6
Bulls	—	—	1,805	147.48/cwt	141.00–156.50	2,662	37
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,586	137.56/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,182	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,468	131.37/cwt	126.50–136.00	1,929	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	137.41/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,580	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	147.34/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,792	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,101	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,299	4

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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 943Last week 0Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 142Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 95Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
21	900–950	934	214.25	214.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	608	232.50–239.00	235.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	600–650	642	254.25	254.25
16	650–700	677	246.25	246.25
48	700–750	702	240.00	240.00
43	800–850	822	220.25	220.25
66	850–900	855	220.35	220.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	506	240.00	240.00
40	700–750	733	234.50	234.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	500–550	523	244.50–279.00	247.96
16	600–650	607	273.20	273.20
67	650–700	676	251.75–271.50	265.29
41	700–750	725	251.00–260.00	253.32
7	750–800	772	249.50	249.50
141	800–850	828	238.50–245.75	243.52
57	850–900	879	232.50–243.50	235.74
8	900–950	936	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	693	243.00	243.00

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	3	—	1,696	3,035.00	3,035.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,712	2,950.00	2,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,468	126.50–136.00	131.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	137.00–138.00	137.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,216	140.00–154.00	147.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,101	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,598	130.00–135.50	131.04
6	—	1,515	122.00–128.50	125.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,313	120.00–126.00	124.05
9	—	1,298	110.00–119.00	113.06
2	—	1,298	97.00–100.00	98.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	110.00–114.00	111.98
5	—	1,092	122.00–126.50	123.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,072	159.00–174.00	164.53
37	—	1,805	141.00–156.50	147.48
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,586	132.00–144.00	137.56

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

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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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