Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2025-03-25

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 25
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
20 vs last sale 56 81 vs year ago 157 · 51.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
24 vs last sale 102 45 vs year ago 33 · +136.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, on a light offering; slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with lower undertones noted. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate.

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
BullsHigh1,785156.832,79911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,716133.332,28811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,327130.211,72733
CowsLean 85-90%High1,090125.331,36614

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 Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)876$3,56129

Every lot, as filed

15 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,718134.24/cwt132.00–138.002,3069
CowsBoner 80-85%1,311134.95/cwt134.00–138.001,76917
CowsBoner 80-85%1,343125.17/cwt120.00–132.501,68116
CowsLean 85-90%1,152138.51/cwt136.50–140.001,5963
CowsLean 85-90%1,073121.74/cwt116.00–127.001,30611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,708129.26/cwt127.00–131.002,2082
Bulls2,112170.57/cwt169.00–174.003,6023
Bulls1,790156.89/cwt152.00–165.502,8084
BullsReturn to Feed1,534146.47/cwt140.50–159.002,2474
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,451136.30/cwt132.50–143.501,97826
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,275140.52/cwt136.00–146.001,7923
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,093173.46/cwt160.00–181.001,8969
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1947195.42/cwt189.00–200.001,8516
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,353127.48/cwt126.50–128.501,7252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18763,560.51/head3,450.00–3,585.003,56129

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.