Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, on a special bred cow sale today; slaughter cows and bulls good market with no comparisons available first reported sale of the year. Feeder calves on a light offering compared to last feeder special unevenly steady to lower undertones noted. Good demand with good buyer participation on special bred cow sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.00/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −148.29 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.

Average price

$302.00

19 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−26.56

vs WY average

−2.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	302.00	1,558	19thin

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 sale19 hd

302.00

—

WY average2 barns · 1,030 hd

328.56

−26.56

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−2.03

This barn, trailing median13 sales

450.29

−148.29

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	1,752	151.02	2,645	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	121.76	1,837	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	120.42	1,559	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	106.81	1,162	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$3,083	90
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,109	$2,562	32
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,466	62
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,299	$2,055	354
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,249	$1,910	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$1,725	33
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,023	$2,938	105
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	921	$2,633	24

Every lot, as filed

33 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	350–400	384	350.35/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,345	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,490	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	282.60/cwt	282.60–282.60	2,083	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,918	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,934	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,107	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,558	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,789	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	379.59/cwt	377.00–382.00	1,735	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	404.79/cwt	402.00–406.00	1,728	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	364.50/cwt	364.50–364.50	1,837	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	1,724.92/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,725	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	1,910.12/head	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,910	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	2,561.53/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,562	32
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	2,937.60/head	2,250.00–3,075.00	2,938	105
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	164.12/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,641	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	914	210.29/cwt	180.00–226.00	1,922	92
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	2,632.79/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,633	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,082.70/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,083	90
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	128.92/cwt	122.00–145.50	1,440	105
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	114.69/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,295	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	121.39/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,516	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,299	2,055.01/head	1,800.00–2,425.00	2,055	354
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,466.04/head	2,000.00–2,760.00	2,466	62
Bulls	—	—	1,852	153.12/cwt	152.00–153.50	2,836	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,626	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,528	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,474	154.20/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,273	7
Bulls	—	—	1,853	146.11/cwt	141.00–148.50	2,707	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	122.66/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,601	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	121.76/cwt	117.00–124.50	1,837	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	106.81/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,162	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	117.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,501	12

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 Jan 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 3,861Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 460Last week 0Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,085Last week 0Year ago 477

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	384	340.00–360.00	350.35
16	450–500	479	311.00	311.00
19	500–550	516	302.00	302.00
44	600–650	646	277.00	277.00
73	700–750	737	282.60	282.60
24	750–800	792	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	427	402.00–406.00	404.79
21	450–500	457	377.00–382.00	379.59
41	500–550	504	364.50	364.50
17	550–600	574	337.00	337.00
27	600–650	605	317.00	317.00
8	700–750	706	285.00	285.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,199	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,724.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,249	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,910.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,109	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,561.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	90	—	1,210	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,082.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	354	—	1,299	1,800.00–2,425.00	2,055.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	62	—	1,350	2,000.00–2,760.00	2,466.04
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	105	—	1,023	2,250.00–3,075.00	2,937.60
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	921	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,632.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,000	150.00–178.00	164.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	92	—	914	180.00–226.00	210.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	105	—	1,117	122.00–145.50	128.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,129	112.00–118.00	114.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,249	119.00–125.00	121.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,852	152.00–153.50	153.12
12	—	1,853	141.00–148.50	146.11
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,626	155.50	155.50
7	—	1,474	151.00–160.00	154.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,305	122.00–124.00	122.66
12	—	1,280	110.00–120.00	117.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,509	117.00–124.50	121.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,088	103.00–113.00	106.81

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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