Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cows mostly steady with lower undertones noted, slaughter bulls instances 3.00-4.00 lower. First yearling sale with not comparisons available. Going to sales every Tuesday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.00/cwt on 733 head.

Average price

$132.00

733 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.39

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	777	132.00	1,025	733

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

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale733 hd

132.00

—

WY average3 barns · 3,078 hd

135.39

−3.39

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	1,647	77.31	1,274	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	61.32	780	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	61.28	903	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	59.90	658	11

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	824	131.20/cwt	122.50–134.00	1,081	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	124.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,205	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,096	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.28/cwt	130.50–139.25	781	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.14/cwt	134.00–141.50	936	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,938	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	73.28/cwt	69.00–75.00	922	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,542	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	18,119	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	745	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,547	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	18,177	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,286	61.02/cwt	58.50–64.00	785	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,580	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	19,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,376	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	825	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,806	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,026	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	63.00/cwt	62.00–63.50	791	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	59.17/cwt	54.00–60.50	765	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,388	71.54/cwt	64.50–77.50	993	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	62.43/cwt	61.50–63.50	706	7
Bulls	—	—	1,676	77.47/cwt	72.00–81.50	1,298	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	57.28/cwt	56.00–58.50	562	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	84.26/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,443	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,472	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	61.28/cwt	60.50–62.00	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,202	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,128	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	132.19/cwt	129.50–134.75	1,162	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	126.28/cwt	126.00–127.00	922	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,316	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	133.69/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,041	293
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,142	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	137.82/cwt	136.00–139.25	1,024	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	133.69/cwt	133.50–134.00	1,115	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	137.89/cwt	134.00–141.50	936	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	137.75/cwt	134.00–140.25	1,074	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	874	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	132.80/cwt	124.00–137.50	838	45

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 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,453Last week 110Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 188Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	824	122.50–134.00	131.20
8	—	853	128.50	128.50
52	—	569	130.50–139.25	137.28
6	—	537	128.50	128.50
45	—	977	123.00	123.00
29	—	730	126.00–127.00	126.28
293	—	779	128.00–139.00	133.69
31	—	921	124.00	124.00
36	—	679	134.00–141.50	137.89
45	—	631	124.00–137.50	132.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	972	122.00–128.00	124.01
35	—	673	134.00–141.50	139.14
23	—	917	123.00	123.00
153	—	879	129.50–134.75	132.19
50	—	1,040	126.50	126.50
62	—	743	136.00–139.25	137.82
13	—	834	133.50–134.00	133.69
102	—	780	134.00–140.25	137.75
14	—	636	135.00–140.00	137.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,216	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	825	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,366	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,258	69.00–75.00	73.28
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	81.00	81.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,286	58.50–64.00	61.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,542	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,547	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	797	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,256	62.00–63.50	63.00
7	—	1,293	54.00–60.50	59.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	61.50–63.50	62.43
3	—	982	56.00–58.50	57.28
1	—	1,220	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,473	60.50–62.00	61.28
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,388	64.50–77.50	71.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,676	72.00–81.50	77.47
5	—	1,713	83.00–87.00	84.26
1	—	1,472	60.50	60.50

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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

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Slaughter Cattle