Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a Special Feeder Calf Sale; slaughter cows instances 2.00-3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady instances 4.00 higher with feeder cows returning to feeder steady to instances 6.00 higher. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago unevenly steady with good buyer participation. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.98/cwt on 195 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −118.31 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.

Average price

$331.98

195 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$33.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.13

vs WY average

+34.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	333.89	1,796	184
Medium and Large 1-2	527	300.00	1,581	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.89/cwt here — about $215 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

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 sale195 hd

331.98

—

WY average2 barns · 594 hd

327.85

+4.13

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

+34.15

This barn, trailing median13 sales

450.29

−118.31

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	1,450	159.73	2,315	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	140.69	1,860	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,556	139.75	2,174	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	118.37	1,283	5thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	550–600	574	312.27/cwt	306.50–313.50	1,792	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	385.78/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,397	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	354.81/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,802	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	338.79/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,965	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,975	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,040	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	288.28/cwt	282.00–299.00	2,055	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	409.57/cwt	377.00–420.00	1,786	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	352.08/cwt	332.50–371.75	1,658	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	280.09/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,697	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	338.62/cwt	321.50–349.50	1,795	151
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	141.64/cwt	135.00–146.50	1,667	42
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	142.80/cwt	135.50–148.50	2,006	116
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	997	203.42/cwt	187.00–211.50	2,028	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	177.65/cwt	174.00–183.50	1,970	33
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,239	162.24/cwt	155.00–179.00	2,010	8
Bulls	—	—	1,434	156.01/cwt	154.50–158.00	2,237	7
Bulls	—	—	1,808	160.94/cwt	159.00–162.50	2,910	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	118.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,283	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	133.49/cwt	130.50–136.50	1,689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	141.32/cwt	138.00–143.50	1,875	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	135.19/cwt	127.00–137.00	2,185	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	141.61/cwt	138.50–145.50	2,168	27

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 61Year ago 1,170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 95Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 210Last week 646Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	343	375.00	375.00
11	350–400	362	380.00–392.50	385.78
35	450–500	471	332.50–371.75	352.08
151	500–550	530	321.50–349.50	338.62
33	550–600	574	306.50–313.50	312.27
18	600–650	606	267.50–285.00	280.09
63	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
6	750–800	798	238.50	238.50
6	800–850	812	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
11	500–550	527	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
56	400–450	436	377.00–420.00	409.57
23	500–550	508	350.00–364.00	354.81
73	550–600	580	320.00–344.00	338.79
5	650–700	667	300.00	300.00
34	700–750	713	282.00–299.00	288.28
8	750–800	751	263.00	263.00
10	800–850	800	255.00	255.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,177	135.00–146.50	141.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	116	—	1,405	135.50–148.50	142.80
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	997	187.00–211.50	203.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,109	174.00–183.50	177.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,239	155.00–179.00	162.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	154.50–158.00	156.01
5	—	1,808	159.00–162.50	160.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,084	115.00–125.00	118.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	130.50–136.50	133.49
23	—	1,327	138.00–143.50	141.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,616	127.00–137.00	135.19
27	—	1,531	138.50–145.50	141.61

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

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle