Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2025-04-22

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 22
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
44 head
1,595 vs last sale 1,639 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
62 vs last sale 110 106 vs year ago 154 · 68.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
58 vs last sale 131 14 vs year ago 87 · 16.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a light offering slaughter cows steady instances 2.00-4.00, slaughter bulls steady with feeder cows firm. No comparison for feeder calves with limited supplies. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits 140.29 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.
Average price
$310.00
9 head · 590 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,829
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
40.27
vs WY average
19.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1590310.001,8299thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales
509388267146median 450.2912/1602/0303/1704/1405/19
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 sale9 hd
310.00
WY average2 barns · 462 hd
350.27
−40.27
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−19.95
This barn, trailing median13 sales
450.29
−140.29
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
BullsHigh1,756152.102,67011
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,071142.081,5218thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478138.362,0454thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,323136.991,81311

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)1,222$2,8204thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$2,5754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,358$2,4683thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,342$2,2585

Every lot, as filed

20 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,100136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4962
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,478138.36/cwt137.50–139.002,0454
CowsBoner 80-85%1,374145.75/cwt139.50–150.002,0034
CowsBoner 80-85%1,294131.99/cwt126.50–135.501,7087
CowsLean 85-90%1,061144.11/cwt139.50–149.001,5296
Bulls1,935175.00/cwt175.00–175.003,3861
Bulls1,842160.25/cwt158.00–161.502,9523
BullsReturn to Feed1,693145.34/cwt137.00–155.002,4617
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,188145.50/cwt139.00–151.001,72915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3802,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3582,467.91/head2,450.00–2,475.002,4683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2222,819.80/head2,550.00–2,900.002,8204
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,091167.80/cwt161.00–177.501,8318
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,400142.40/cwt137.00–146.001,99412
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,057191.76/cwt182.00–199.002,0275
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,000223.72/cwt218.00–240.002,23711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3422,258.01/head1,825.00–2,500.002,2585
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600590310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8299
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800754277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,0895
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000998241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,4055

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.