Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2025-04-29

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 29
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
74 vs last sale 48 45 vs year ago 77 · +58.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
26 vs last sale 73 27 vs year ago 72 · +37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a light offering; slaughter cows firm with slaughter bulls higher overtones noted with 5.00-10.00 higher, top individual bull instances 19.00 higher. Demand good with good attendance and buyer participation. Several baby calves 55-90 lbs $300.00-$450.00 per head.

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
BullsHigh1,883174.143,27926
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,442148.112,1367thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,093139.971,53019
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,319138.681,82917

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 Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,026$2,7006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,269$3,60012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,692$3,01010

Every lot, as filed

16 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%1,103140.36/cwt137.00–143.501,54818
CowsLean 85-90%910133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,429143.72/cwt143.00–144.502,0545
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,475159.08/cwt155.00–163.002,3462
CowsBoner 80-85%1,388143.36/cwt140.00–149.001,9906
CowsBoner 80-85%1,281136.12/cwt133.50–139.001,74411
Bulls2,044183.95/cwt177.00–194.003,7609
Bulls1,798168.94/cwt162.00–172.003,03817
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,383143.39/cwt138.00–146.501,98340
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,188152.89/cwt150.00–161.001,8166
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,159186.48/cwt182.50–192.002,1614
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1963217.25/cwt207.00–239.002,09211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,189144.21/cwt135.00–148.501,71510
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0262,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6923,010.00/head3,010.00–3,010.003,01010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2693,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,60012

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.