Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week ( Sept.24th) slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 higher, instances 12.00, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs lightly tested for an accurate market trend, with sharply higher overtones noted on reputation quality load lots. Over 700 lbs steers and heifers unevenly steady, load lot over 950 lbs sharply higher overtones noted on reputation quality offering. Demand good with good buyer attendance and participation. Friday cow sales will begin second week in October.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.74/cwt on 214 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −187.41 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.

Average price

$305.74

214 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$13.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs WY average

+18.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	306.19	1,659	207
Medium and Large 1-2	517	292.50	1,512	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about $147 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

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 sale214 hd

305.74

—

WY average2 barns · 351 hd

303.48

+2.26

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

+18.92

This barn, trailing median15 sales

493.15

−187.41

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	1,681	133.49	2,244	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	109.41	1,644	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	106.65	1,199	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	104.27	1,363	20

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,550	32

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	257.65/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,445	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,104	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,501	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	337	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	947	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	1,910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	253.84/cwt	246.00–257.50	1,333	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	293.50/cwt	281.00–304.00	1,265	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	235.23/cwt	230.50–236.25	1,811	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	311.97/cwt	301.00–320.00	1,451	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	309.98/cwt	275.00–331.00	1,463	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,109	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,458	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,229	50
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	463	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,130	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	360.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,581	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	273.25/cwt	259.00–282.00	1,664	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	373.20/cwt	369.00–387.00	1,455	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,248	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	296.74/cwt	278.00–302.50	1,677	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	254.46/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,959	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	255.64/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,705	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,058	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	236.20/cwt	229.50–236.60	2,282	314
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	320.02/cwt	301.00–327.00	1,626	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	231.31/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,675	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	337.02/cwt	329.00–345.00	910	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	198.17/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,926	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	713	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,504	128
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	113.43/cwt	111.00–117.50	1,594	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	123.67/cwt	120.25–138.00	1,247	41
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	116.73/cwt	108.10–118.50	1,279	67
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,576	130.80/cwt	124.00–135.00	2,061	17
Bulls	—	—	1,977	147.96/cwt	146.00–151.50	2,925	4
Bulls	—	—	1,707	132.97/cwt	125.00–143.00	2,270	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	108.91/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,415	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	95.66/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,266	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	105.47/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,195	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,238	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	108.51/cwt	102.00–115.50	1,625	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,915	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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,319Last week 568Year ago 1,559

Slaughter CattleReceipts 259Last week 90Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 65Year ago 185

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,263	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,405	111.00–117.50	113.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,008	120.25–138.00	123.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	67	—	1,096	108.10–118.50	116.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	250–300	270	329.00–345.00	337.02
50	300–350	335	367.00	367.00
78	400–450	431	281.00–304.00	293.50
32	450–500	465	301.00–320.00	311.97
86	500–550	525	246.00–257.50	253.84
34	550–600	561	250.00–261.00	257.65
10	600–650	615	244.00	244.00
22	700–750	724	231.00–232.00	231.31
78	750–800	770	230.50–236.25	235.23
7	800–850	835	228.75	228.75
22	950–1000	972	197.00–199.00	198.17
16	1050–1100	1,068	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	337	281.00	281.00
9	450–500	463	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	713	231.50	231.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
128	400–450	419	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	350–400	390	369.00–387.00	373.20
174	400–450	438	350.00–365.00	360.93
78	450–500	472	275.00–331.00	309.98
84	500–550	508	301.00–327.00	320.02
123	550–600	565	278.00–302.50	296.74
76	600–650	609	259.00–282.00	273.25
13	650–700	667	252.00–258.00	255.64
44	750–800	770	254.00–256.00	254.46
70	800–850	828	248.50	248.50
23	850–900	875	241.00	241.00
6	900–950	931	135.00	135.00
314	950–1000	966	229.50–236.60	236.20
5	1200–1250	1,248	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	350–400	353	413.00	413.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,576	124.00–135.00	130.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,977	146.00–151.50	147.96
23	—	1,707	125.00–143.00	132.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,299	105.00–114.00	108.91
7	—	1,323	92.00–99.00	95.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,133	97.00–108.00	105.47
1	—	1,015	122.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,498	102.00–115.50	108.51
1	—	1,570	122.00	122.00

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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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