Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First calf and yearling special this fall season with mostly yearlings and few calves. No comparisons available as summer months no sales were reported. Good offering with few slaughter cows mostly slaughter bulls with active buyer participation and good demand. Next sale will be September 16th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $379.08/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −52.04 against this barn's trailing median of $431.12.

Average price

$379.08

33 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.34

vs WY average

−8.19 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	379.08	2,418	33

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

14 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $477.19, low $403.50, median $431.12 across 14 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 sale33 hd

379.08

—

WY average2 barns · 83 hd

398.41

−19.34

National average176 barns · 12,495 hd

387.27

−8.19

This barn, trailing median14 sales

431.12

−52.04

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	—	Average	1,903	186.84	3,555	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	161.95	2,510	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	151.94	1,988	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	137.34	1,522	7thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	354.62/cwt	352.75–355.00	2,514	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	852	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,743	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	719	345.35/cwt	331.00–350.50	2,483	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	906	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	364.17/cwt	341.00–368.00	2,611	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	354.47/cwt	350.00–359.20	3,084	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	355.10/cwt	355.10–355.10	2,990	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	363.50/cwt	362.00–365.50	2,788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	844	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,764	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	712	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,034	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,216	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,234	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	2,436	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,015	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,086	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,215	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	339.59/cwt	335.00–340.25	3,124	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	750–800	782	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,674	88
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,347	177.92/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,397	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,304	183.97/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,399	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	158.39/cwt	148.00–168.00	2,122	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	209.03/cwt	204.00–214.00	2,525	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	154.10/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,784	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,648	180.65/cwt	172.50–187.50	2,977	8
Bulls	—	—	2,001	183.68/cwt	176.00–188.00	3,675	10
Bulls	—	—	2,009	194.94/cwt	190.50–204.00	3,916	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	161.95/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,510	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	134.40/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,515	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,542	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	144.00/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,830	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	158.12/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,114	9

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.

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Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Tue Sep 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 886Last week 82Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 105Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 146Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
61	700–750	709	352.75–355.00	354.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	700–750	719	331.00–350.50	345.35
88	750–800	782	342.00	342.00
38	800–850	844	327.50	327.50
24	850–900	852	322.00	322.00
9	900–950	906	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,015	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	490.00	490.00
11	450–500	452	490.00	490.00
25	600–650	632	385.50	385.50
8	650–700	656	359.00	359.00
42	700–750	717	341.00–368.00	364.17
14	750–800	767	362.00–365.50	363.50
184	800–850	842	355.10	355.10
63	850–900	870	350.00–359.20	354.47
98	900–950	920	335.00–340.25	339.59
9	950–1000	977	331.00	331.00
13	1000–1050	1,034	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	712	325.00	325.00

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	6	—	1,347	176.00–180.00	177.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,304	181.00–187.00	183.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,340	148.00–168.00	158.39
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	204.00–214.00	209.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	151.00–157.00	154.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,648	172.50–187.50	180.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	2,001	176.00–188.00	183.68
10	—	2,009	190.50–204.00	194.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	161.00–163.00	161.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,127	131.00–142.00	134.40
1	—	995	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	140.00–148.50	144.00
9	—	1,337	151.00–163.00	158.12

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle