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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Feb 11
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
61 head
2,586 vs last sale 2,647 38 vs year ago 99 · 38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
28 vs last sale 123 108 vs year ago 203 · 53.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
646 head
389 vs last sale 257 675 vs year ago 1,321 · 51.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a Special bred cow sale; slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 higher instance 10.00, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher instance 14.00 higher on individual bull with feeder cattle higher overtones noted instances 4.00-6.00 higher. Limited offering of feeder calves. Demand good with good buyer participation on bred cows offered, several reputation quality packages available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $340.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 153.15 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.
Average price
$340.00
10 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
39.84
vs WY average
+1.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541340.001,83910thin
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
547510473435median 493.1512/1602/0303/2405/0508/18
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 sale10 hd
340.00
WY average2 barns · 507 hd
379.84
−39.84
National average155 barns · 9,244 hd
338.67
+1.33
This barn, trailing median15 sales
493.15
−153.15
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,845158.532,9247thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,628138.462,25425
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,316134.771,77314
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,061123.321,3087thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,463$3,34037
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,629$2,7458
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,252$2,40137
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,323$2,36479
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,351$2,2416
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,009$2,22870
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,272$1,98127
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,104$3,00070
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,113$2,6006

Every lot, as filed

24 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425404.00/cwt404.00–404.001,7176
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550541340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,83910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4633,339.94/head3,000.00–3,350.003,34037
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0092,227.74/head1,925.00–2,300.002,22870
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3232,364.27/head2,175.00–2,525.002,36479
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6292,745.13/head2,250.00–2,900.002,7458
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2721,980.82/head1,725.00–2,300.001,98127
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3512,240.65/head2,175.00–2,275.002,2416
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,458139.01/cwt133.00–143.002,027128
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2522,401.34/head2,185.00–2,650.002,40137
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1043,000.05/head2,675.00–3,300.003,00070
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1132,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1900205.10/cwt187.00–213.001,8469
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,031152.23/cwt145.00–161.001,56920
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,133137.23/cwt131.00–143.001,55572
BullsReturn to Feed1,598149.23/cwt141.00–161.002,3852
Bulls1,899157.93/cwt151.00–165.502,9994
Bulls2,120179.50/cwt179.50–179.503,8051
CowsBoner 80-85%1,308136.76/cwt133.00–140.501,78911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,631140.88/cwt137.00–143.002,29817
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,622133.31/cwt131.00–136.002,1628
CowsLean 85-90%985110.21/cwt107.00–112.001,0863
CowsLean 85-90%1,118133.15/cwt129.00–136.501,4894
CowsBoner 80-85%1,343127.45/cwt120.00–131.001,7123

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.