Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2025-03-11

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 11
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
18 head
831 vs last sale 849 42 vs year ago 60 · 70.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
55 vs last sale 32 29 vs year ago 116 · 25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
553 head
467 vs last sale 86 312 vs year ago 241 · +129.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a bred cow special along with 63 breeding bulls; slaughter cows steady instance 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher with individual 9.00 higher, limited numbers on feeder calves. Several bred cows and few cow calf pairs. Demand moderate to good with active buyers and participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
800–900 lb heifers averaged $230.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits 85.62 against this barn's trailing median of $315.62.
Average price
$230.00
6 head · 865 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,990
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average
20.52 vs national

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1865230.001,9906thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 800–900 lb

7 sales
381350319287median 315.6201/0602/0304/1405/1908/18
Heifers 800–900 lb: high $367.48, low $301.25, median $315.62 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
230.00
WY average1 barns · 6 hd
230.00
+0.00
National average114 barns · 7,520 hd
250.52
−20.52
This barn, trailing median7 sales
315.62
−85.62
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
BullsHigh1,827161.132,94358
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,335138.881,85418
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,502138.672,08314
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,108129.921,43910

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)1,154$3,03567
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,211$2,69748
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,249$2,41210
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,35349
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,301$2,27881
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,247$2,17624
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,007$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,201$3,0004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,415$2,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,269$2,6765

Every lot, as filed

28 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900865230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9906
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4152,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2492,412.48/head2,250.00–2,500.002,41210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1202,421.15/head2,400.00–2,500.002,42127
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2112,697.48/head2,250.00–2,850.002,69748
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29862,268.93/head1,850.00–2,400.002,26922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3012,277.72/head2,200.00–2,400.002,27881
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1910219.70/cwt201.50–228.001,9996
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,055167.15/cwt161.00–183.501,7637
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1543,034.69/head2,625.00–3,375.003,03567
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2472,175.96/head2,160.00–2,200.002,17624
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0072,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,227141.51/cwt139.00–150.001,73662
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2692,675.99/head2,000.00–2,875.002,6765
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2013,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,384137.74/cwt131.00–142.001,90684
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,224130.34/cwt125.00–136.501,5956
Bulls2,088173.77/cwt171.00–180.503,6286
Bulls2,080144.50/cwt144.50–144.503,0061
BullsReturn to Feed1,627152.34/cwt145.00–164.002,4799
Bulls1,826161.60/cwt153.00–166.502,95142
CowsLean 85-90%1,120111.31/cwt111.00–112.001,2473
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,530123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,8901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,330126.25/cwt123.50–131.501,6794
CowsBoner 80-85%1,336142.49/cwt134.00–145.501,90414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,500139.84/cwt139.00–140.502,09813
CowsLean 85-90%1,098125.00/cwt120.00–130.501,3732
CowsLean 85-90%1,104143.05/cwt140.50–145.001,5795

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.