Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a calf and yearling special; Slaughter cows mostly steady with instances 3.00-5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady with couple 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder calves and yearlings good offering with no comparison available due to light offering last 2-3 weeks, prevailing markets higher overtones noted. Demand and buyer participation very active through out the day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.98/cwt on 547 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −141.17 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.

Average price

$351.98

547 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.41

vs WY average

+9.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	351.98	2,029	547

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 sale547 hd

351.98

—

WY average2 barns · 1,323 hd

362.39

−10.41

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

+9.60

This barn, trailing median15 sales

493.15

−141.17

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	1,672	152.90	2,557	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	132.30	1,672	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	129.97	1,986	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	120.43	1,324	15

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 1	450–500	476	320.56/cwt	313.00–331.00	1,526	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	252.97/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,920	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	331.98/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,740	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	404.13/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,378	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	279.83/cwt	273.00–290.50	1,892	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	311.33/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,799	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	260.13/cwt	248.00–268.50	2,110	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	311.34/cwt	294.00–322.50	2,089	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	399.79/cwt	393.00–408.00	1,895	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,127	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,553	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	283.26/cwt	282.00–283.50	2,039	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	323.49/cwt	312.50–331.00	2,067	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	273.17/cwt	254.00–280.00	2,082	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	373.50/cwt	373.50–373.50	2,065	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	257.76/cwt	246.50–267.00	1,871	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	348.44/cwt	330.00–366.00	2,028	456
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	389.04/cwt	375.00–406.00	1,634	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,332	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	362.67/cwt	349.00–366.50	1,962	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,770	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	191.35/cwt	176.00–208.00	1,936	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	125.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,290	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	134.48/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,786	77
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,156	133.87/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,548	118
Bulls	—	—	1,665	152.26/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,535	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,591	145.38/cwt	138.50–149.00	2,313	10
Bulls	—	—	1,738	158.99/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,763	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	122.78/cwt	117.50–126.00	1,347	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	126.63/cwt	126.00–127.50	1,925	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	132.65/cwt	129.50–139.00	2,035	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	132.99/cwt	130.50–137.50	1,681	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	105.12/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	118.61/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,503	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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,647Last week 99Year ago 3,553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 191Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 257Last week 157Year ago 141

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	280	402.50	402.50
38	300–350	341	400.00–405.00	404.13
48	450–500	476	313.00–331.00	320.56
145	500–550	524	326.00–335.00	331.98
245	550–600	578	295.00–322.00	311.33
13	600–650	606	292.00	292.00
200	650–700	676	273.00–290.50	279.83
48	700–750	726	246.50–267.00	257.76
126	750–800	759	248.00–255.00	252.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	250–300	296	450.00	450.00
26	300–350	342	454.00	454.00
15	400–450	420	375.00–406.00	389.04
85	450–500	474	393.00–408.00	399.79
32	500–550	541	349.00–366.50	362.67
456	550–600	582	330.00–366.00	348.44
66	600–650	639	312.50–331.00	323.49
236	650–700	671	294.00–322.50	311.34
147	700–750	720	282.00–283.50	283.26
24	750–800	762	254.00–280.00	273.17
110	800–850	811	248.00–268.50	260.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	550–600	553	373.50	373.50

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	8	—	1,012	176.00–208.00	191.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,024	120.00–129.00	125.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	77	—	1,328	130.00–137.50	134.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	118	—	1,156	131.00–146.00	133.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,665	151.00–154.00	152.26
13	—	1,738	156.00–163.00	158.99
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,591	138.50–149.00	145.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,097	117.50–126.00	122.78
2	—	1,113	100.00–110.00	105.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	126.00–127.50	126.63
5	—	1,534	129.50–139.00	132.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,264	130.50–137.50	132.99
4	—	1,267	113.00–124.00	118.61

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle