Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00-4.00 lower. Good demand and participation for cow/calf pairs offered today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.42/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$142.42

295 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$19.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	150.56	842	173
Medium 1-2	532	131.00	697	10thin
Medium and Large 1	679	130.86	888	112

One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about −$46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale295 hd

142.42

—

WY average1 barns · 295 hd

142.42

+0.00

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	—	Low	1,796	79.15	1,421	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	61.98	944	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	58.05	756	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	56.76	621	80

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	576	1
Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	66.01/cwt	65.00–67.50	816	5
Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	702	7
Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,162	66.14/cwt	64.00–67.00	769	7
Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	60.06/cwt	59.50–61.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2Natural	—	532	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	906	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	678	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	524	151.17/cwt	151.00–152.00	792	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	563	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	861	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	947	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,099	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,447	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,542	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	19,661	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,431	1,675.30/cwt	1,250.00–1,725.00	23,974	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,592	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	19,104	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,484	1,909.25/cwt	1,400.00–2,025.00	28,333	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,299	2,200.00/cwt	2,200.00–2,200.00	28,578	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,394	2,170.45/cwt	1,925.00–2,250.00	30,256	21
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	2,025.00/cwt	2,025.00–2,025.00	22,397	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,630	946.43/cwt	800.00–1,085.00	15,427	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,559	1,087.13/cwt	875.00–1,400.00	16,948	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	21,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	44.55/cwt	42.00–48.00	493	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,336	59.78/cwt	57.00–62.50	799	53
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	967	97.22/cwt	81.00–112.00	940	53
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	73.26/cwt	69.00–76.00	850	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	55.47/cwt	51.00–56.50	748	8
Bulls	—	—	1,507	60.09/cwt	57.50–61.00	906	4
Bulls	—	—	1,737	77.57/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,347	28
Bulls	—	—	1,961	83.11/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,630	34
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,328	76.75/cwt	65.00–111.00	1,019	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	51.75/cwt	51.50–52.00	642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	62.24/cwt	62.00–62.50	812	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	58.13/cwt	54.00–60.00	758	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	826	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	64.23/cwt	61.00–65.00	980	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	49.16/cwt	45.50–51.50	495	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	55.69/cwt	52.50–57.50	611	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	59.42/cwt	58.50–61.50	660	37

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 Jun 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 290Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 356Last week 614Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 262Last week 446Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00-4.00 lower. Good demand and participation for cow/calf pairs offered today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	63.00	63.00
5	—	1,236	65.00–67.50	66.01
7	—	1,133	62.00	62.00
7	—	1,162	64.00–67.00	66.14
8	—	1,083	59.50–61.00	60.06
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	575	135.25	135.25
22	—	712	125.00	125.00
76	—	688	131.75	131.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	605	130.75	130.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	678	131.00	131.00
49	—	524	151.00–152.00	151.17
109	—	563	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	148.50	148.50
48	—	895	122.75	122.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,261	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,542	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,431	1,250.00–1,725.00	1,675.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,592	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,484	1,400.00–2,025.00	1,909.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,299	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,394	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,170.45
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,106	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,630	800.00–1,085.00	946.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	1,559	875.00–1,400.00	1,087.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,106	42.00–48.00	44.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,336	57.00–62.50	59.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	53	—	967	81.00–112.00	97.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,160	69.00–76.00	73.26
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,348	51.00–56.50	55.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,507	57.50–61.00	60.09
28	—	1,737	73.00–80.00	77.57
34	—	1,961	81.00–85.50	83.11
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	65.00–111.00	76.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	51.50–52.00	51.75
2	—	1,304	62.00–62.50	62.24
50	—	1,304	54.00–60.00	58.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	54.50	54.50
10	—	1,526	61.00–65.00	64.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,007	45.50–51.50	49.16
35	—	1,098	52.50–57.50	55.69
37	—	1,111	58.50–61.50	59.42

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle