Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a calf and yearling special; slaughter cows on a light offering steady with instances 3.00-6.00 higher with slaughter bulls mostly steady instances 5.00 lower. Yearlings steers mostly steady, heifers higher overtones with instances 10.00-12.00 higher. Feeder calves steers and heifers on a higher higher market with demand and buyer participation very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $468.44/cwt on 328 head. That ranks 5 of 15 comparable sales and sits −24.71 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.

Average price

$468.44

328 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$43.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

vs WY average

+45.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	471.24	2,530	307
Medium and Large 1-2	568	427.58	2,429	21

One grade step is worth $43.66/cwt here — about $102 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

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $533.45, low $449.22, median $493.15 across 15 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 sale328 hd

468.44

—

WY average2 barns · 399 hd

465.94

+2.50

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

+45.79

This barn, trailing median15 sales

493.15

−24.71

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	1,754	184.36	3,234	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	150.27	2,425	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	144.45	1,931	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	130.25	1,442	9thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,019	$3,160	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$3,000	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,092	$2,315	95

Every lot, as filed

46 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	400–450	416	488.56/cwt	480.00–491.00	2,032	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	352.10/cwt	350.50–353.00	2,711	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,105	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	522.45/cwt	502.50–530.00	1,959	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	344.34/cwt	334.25–350.00	2,837	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,466	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,488	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,167	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	490.95/cwt	462.50–508.00	2,533	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	367.73/cwt	367.50–368.00	2,548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	437.40/cwt	425.00–452.00	2,506	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,062	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	310.25/cwt	309.50–311.00	3,298	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,996	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	401.70/cwt	400.00–403.00	2,571	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	554.63/cwt	533.00–580.00	2,363	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,798	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	439.18/cwt	427.50–443.50	2,051	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	622.80/cwt	619.00–627.00	2,317	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,798	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	398.52/cwt	392.00–405.00	2,351	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	521.12/cwt	427.50–540.00	2,470	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	387.57/cwt	369.00–398.00	2,178	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,367	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	422.21/cwt	411.00–435.00	2,195	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	930	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,939	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	750–800	768	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,511	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	327.64/cwt	320.00–335.00	3,178	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	521.45/cwt	502.50–550.00	1,747	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	3,160.26/head	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,160	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,092	2,315.18/head	2,310.00–2,425.00	2,315	95
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	209.90/cwt	190.00–225.00	2,177	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	151.32/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,649	46
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	174.04/cwt	165.00–181.50	1,836	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	161.09/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,054	40
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	918	256.41/cwt	246.00–277.50	2,354	16
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,615	185.39/cwt	174.50–190.00	2,994	22
Bulls	—	—	1,901	186.58/cwt	183.50–194.00	3,547	21
Bulls	—	—	1,752	178.04/cwt	173.00–182.50	3,119	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	120.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,347	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	138.17/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,516	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,855	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	142.01/cwt	136.00–150.00	2,292	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	150.94/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,004	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	155.44/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,509	8

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,486Last week 513Year ago 2,319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 34Year ago 259

Replacement CattleReceipts 283Last week 34Year ago 189

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	255	575.00	575.00
37	300–350	335	502.50–550.00	521.45
19	350–400	375	502.50–530.00	522.45
27	400–450	416	480.00–491.00	488.56
109	450–500	467	427.50–443.50	439.18
46	500–550	520	411.00–435.00	422.21
19	550–600	562	369.00–398.00	387.57
31	750–800	770	350.50–353.00	352.10
33	800–850	824	334.25–350.00	344.34
13	850–900	880	269.00	269.00
10	950–1000	970	320.00–335.00	327.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	426	422.00	422.00
20	500–550	547	377.00	377.00
16	550–600	569	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	750–800	768	327.00	327.00
10	900–950	930	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	548	454.00	454.00
10	550–600	590	392.00–405.00	398.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	336	645.00	645.00
38	350–400	372	619.00–627.00	622.80
66	400–450	426	533.00–580.00	554.63
150	450–500	474	427.50–540.00	521.12
194	500–550	516	462.50–508.00	490.95
113	550–600	573	425.00–452.00	437.40
39	600–650	640	400.00–403.00	401.70
11	650–700	693	367.50–368.00	367.73
75	700–750	746	375.00	375.00
14	800–850	830	361.00	361.00
10	1050–1100	1,063	309.50–311.00	310.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,019	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,160.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	95	—	1,092	2,310.00–2,425.00	2,315.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,169	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,037	190.00–225.00	209.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,090	145.00–157.00	151.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,055	165.00–181.50	174.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,275	156.00–168.00	161.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	918	246.00–277.50	256.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,615	174.50–190.00	185.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,901	183.50–194.00	186.58
11	—	1,752	173.00–182.50	178.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	115.00–125.00	120.34
5	—	1,097	131.00–150.00	138.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	136.00–140.00	137.95
2	—	1,328	148.00–154.00	150.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	136.00–150.00	142.01
8	—	1,614	151.00–159.00	155.44

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

Steers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

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Slaughter Cattle