Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2025-04-08

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 8
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
75 head
178 vs last sale 253 7 vs year ago 82 · 8.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
51 vs last sale 79 63 vs year ago 67 · +94.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
264 head
217 vs last sale 47 15 vs year ago 249 · +6.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale; slaughter cows steady with couple top end 3.00-4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady with top individual 11.00 higher with 33 breeding bulls. Good offering bred cows and cow/calf pairs, good buyer participation and interest. Light offering feeder calves with no comparisons available. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb steers averaged $283.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 279.42 against this barn's trailing median of $562.42.
Average price
$283.00
6 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,322
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
129.65
vs WY average
105.94 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2467283.001,3226thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

12 sales
630575519464median 562.4212/1602/0303/1705/0508/18
Steers 400–500 lb: high $616.34, low $478.07, median $562.42 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale6 hd
283.00
WY average2 barns · 137 hd
412.65
−129.65
National average174 barns · 6,385 hd
388.94
−105.94
This barn, trailing median12 sales
562.42
−279.42
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
BullsAverage1,711164.402,81331
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,298138.781,80120
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,612137.512,21712
CowsLean 85-90%High1,105135.331,49616

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)1,187$3,42518
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,319$2,98618
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,496$2,4216
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)947$3,31846
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)969$2,75513
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,412$4,1007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,317$4,02219
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)977$4,00054

Every lot, as filed

25 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,295140.74/cwt139.00–144.001,82316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,3226
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3174,021.52/head4,000.00–4,100.004,02219
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19692,755.25/head2,500.00–2,800.002,75513
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4124,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1007
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,137155.25/cwt148.00–164.001,7659
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 19774,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,00054
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3192,985.83/head2,900.00–3,200.002,98618
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,260139.88/cwt131.00–145.001,7623
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1996213.46/cwt195.00–218.002,12611
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,010180.14/cwt169.00–189.001,81915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4962,420.72/head2,225.00–2,700.002,4216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2573,524.80/head3,400.00–3,650.003,52510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0993,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3008
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,388140.19/cwt136.00–146.501,94621
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29123,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19523,350.15/head2,925.00–3,900.003,35040
BullsReturn to Feed1,401151.58/cwt145.00–161.002,1246
Bulls1,744162.89/cwt155.00–168.002,84117
Bulls1,873177.21/cwt171.00–191.503,3198
CowsBoner 80-85%1,309130.96/cwt128.50–135.001,7144
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,731132.33/cwt127.00–136.002,2916
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,493142.69/cwt141.00–144.002,1306
CowsLean 85-90%1,066139.07/cwt135.00–144.001,4829
CowsLean 85-90%1,156130.53/cwt126.50–132.001,5097

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.