Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2025-05-20

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 20
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
84 head
60 vs last sale 144 0 vs year ago 84 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
16 vs last sale 98 43 vs year ago 157 · 27.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
194 head
19 vs last sale 175 7 vs year ago 187 · +3.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday with slaughter cows mostly steady instance 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls instances 2.00-4.00 lower, several feeder cows returning to feed or pasture. Feeder calves mostly heifers with uneven or not as attractive offerings. Demand moderate with cow/calf pairs in most demand with good buyer activity.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $300.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 101.27 against this barn's trailing median of $401.28.
Average price
$300.00
5 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,803
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
33.89
vs WY average
5.98 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1601300.001,8035thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

12 sales
426400374349median 401.2701/0602/1003/2405/0505/19
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $412.06, low $362.50, median $401.28 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 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
300.00
WY average2 barns · 163 hd
333.89
−33.89
National average153 barns · 7,484 hd
305.98
−5.98
This barn, trailing median12 sales
401.28
−101.27
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
BullsAverage1,780173.693,09126
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,619137.522,22716
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,309137.341,79832
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,043136.121,4208thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,361$2,8625
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,674$2,8336
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,609$2,6004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,511$3,3253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,491$3,14925
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,497$3,0459
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,019$2,0506
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,267$3,6754thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650601300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8035
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850826261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,1567
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950918247.10/cwt240.00–249.502,26824
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,000235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4913,149.37/head3,100.00–3,200.003,14925
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4973,044.94/head2,925.00–3,500.003,0459
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,2673,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6754
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,090183.96/cwt177.00–194.002,0057
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,163163.53/cwt153.00–171.001,90216
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,069144.12/cwt137.00–151.001,54127
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3612,862.38/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8625
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6092,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5113,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0192,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0506
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1955221.15/cwt210.00–232.502,11215
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,425144.20/cwt137.50–151.002,05537
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,195132.24/cwt123.00–135.001,58010
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6742,833.23/head2,600.00–2,900.002,8336
BullsReturn to Feed1,345150.53/cwt145.00–155.502,0253
Bulls1,930183.67/cwt179.00–193.003,54511
Bulls1,751170.33/cwt161.50–176.002,98212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,643132.86/cwt131.00–135.002,1832
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,616138.19/cwt136.50–140.002,23314
CowsLean 85-90%950127.49/cwt124.00–131.001,2114
CowsLean 85-90%1,136144.75/cwt143.00–146.001,6444
CowsBoner 80-85%1,304140.72/cwt139.50–143.001,83515
CowsBoner 80-85%1,314134.36/cwt130.00–138.001,76517

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.