Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a Special Back To Grass special; slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, several feeder cows going back to grass or feed. Good run of feeder calves and spayed heifers to choice from. Good demand with active buyer participation and attendance. Feeder calves unevenly steady with higher overtones noted with few comparisons available from past weeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.88/cwt on 156 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −125.41 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.

Average price

$324.88

156 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WY average

+3.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	328.50	1,836	132
Medium and Large 1-2	502	305.00	1,531	24

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $305 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 sale156 hd

324.88

—

WY average1 barns · 156 hd

324.88

+0.00

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+3.70

This barn, trailing median13 sales

450.29

−125.41

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	—	High	1,698	161.09	2,735	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,485	141.83	2,107	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,659	137.68	2,284	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	121.26	1,375	17

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	110.49/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,337	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	141.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,573	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	121.74/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,321	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	142.26/cwt	140.00–145.50	2,384	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,055	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,622	146.61/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,378	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,371	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	177.23/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,589	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	161.20/cwt	155.00–167.50	2,729	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,510	151.23/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,284	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	201.59/cwt	185.50–213.00	2,157	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	139.14/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,646	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	141.29/cwt	134.00–146.50	1,971	32
Steers	Large 1-2	1400–1450	1,416	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,159	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,099	167.26/cwt	160.00–181.00	1,838	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	954	235.57/cwt	219.00–251.00	2,247	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,466	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	316.54/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,944	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	340.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,803	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	289.82/cwt	285.00–294.25	2,072	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	263.86/cwt	258.00–269.00	2,491	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	303.48/cwt	279.00–351.00	1,633	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	650–700	680	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	1,982	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	729	280.10/cwt	280.10–280.10	2,042	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	600–650	629	316.35/cwt	310.00–318.50	1,990	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	894	270.54/cwt	270.00–275.50	2,419	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,265	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	366.24/cwt	362.50–367.00	2,102	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	380.07/cwt	372.50–382.50	2,030	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,123	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	277.11/cwt	276.50–279.00	2,297	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	529	397.93/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,105	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	996	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	265.45/cwt	255.50–270.00	2,429	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,270	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	405.90/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,948	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,883	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	673	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,147	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	2,050	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,038	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	318.46/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,857	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,531	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	348.78/cwt	344.00–351.00	1,618	46

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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,639Last week 75Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 130Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 264Year ago 48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	108.00–113.00	110.49
3	—	1,111	140.00–145.00	141.54
8	—	1,085	118.00–126.00	121.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,676	140.00–145.50	142.26
3	—	1,618	127.00	127.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	143.00–148.00	146.61
1	—	1,075	127.50	127.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,025	170.00–185.00	177.23
8	—	1,693	155.00–167.50	161.20
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,510	144.00–158.00	151.23

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,070	185.50–213.00	201.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,183	131.00–145.00	139.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,395	134.00–146.50	141.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,099	160.00–181.00	167.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	954	219.00–251.00	235.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1400–1450	1,416	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	538	279.00–351.00	303.48
10	950–1000	996	197.00	197.00
5	1000–1050	1,008	180.00	180.00
7	1100–1150	1,123	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	480	402.50–407.50	405.90
24	500–550	534	372.50–382.50	380.07
36	550–600	574	362.50–367.00	366.24
7	600–650	627	345.00	345.00
51	650–700	656	346.00	346.00
5	700–750	747	294.00	294.00
33	750–800	773	293.00	293.00
25	800–850	829	276.50–279.00	277.11
87	850–900	894	270.00–275.50	270.54
66	900–950	915	255.50–270.00	265.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	400–450	430	438.00	438.00
134	500–550	529	396.00–400.00	397.93
18	650–700	673	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	337	435.00	435.00
6	400–450	419	352.50	352.50
46	450–500	464	344.00–351.00	348.78
59	500–550	529	320.00–350.00	340.92
73	550–600	583	302.50–330.00	318.46
99	600–650	614	300.00–320.00	316.54
10	650–700	660	281.00	281.00
44	700–750	715	285.00–294.25	289.82
12	750–800	772	265.50	265.50
12	850–900	886	230.00	230.00
17	900–950	944	258.00–269.00	263.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
171	600–650	629	310.00–318.50	316.35
64	650–700	680	291.50	291.50
76	700–750	729	280.10	280.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	502	305.00	305.00

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

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