Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady instance 2.00 higher, yearlings unevenly steady with instances 2.00-4.00 higher, feeder calves steady with 5.00-10.00 higher, instances 12.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.46/cwt on 1,022 head.

Average price

$145.46

1,022 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.56

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	145.46	978	1,022

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 sale1,022 hd

145.46

—

WY average3 barns · 2,080 hd

144.91

+0.56

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	—	High	1,776	76.04	1,350	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	56.71	871	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,287	55.70	717	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	53.08	575	40

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1Spayed	—	833	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,114	283
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,194	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	146.37/cwt	145.00–151.50	821	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	167.59/cwt	164.00–171.00	803	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	854	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	220.02/cwt	205.00–225.00	636	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	142.72/cwt	140.00–145.25	1,055	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,126	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	749	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	837	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	442	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	375	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	765	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	127.51/cwt	121.00–131.00	783	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,635	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	17,740	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,620	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	17,415	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	14,094	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,321	1,103.48/cwt	1,050.00–1,135.00	14,577	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,632	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	805	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	982	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	75.22/cwt	71.00–87.00	741	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	61.34/cwt	57.00–63.50	698	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	61.37/cwt	53.50–64.50	878	26
Bulls	—	—	1,881	79.47/cwt	78.50–83.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	921	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,177	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	748	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,010	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	351	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	658	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	717	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	345	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	631	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	738	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,055	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	147.02/cwt	139.50–154.00	703	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	141.57/cwt	134.00–143.00	997	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	127.45/cwt	126.00–128.75	1,122	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	518	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	134.24/cwt	132.00–139.00	715	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	919	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	231	172.71/cwt	166.00–183.00	399	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	691	138.84/cwt	135.25–139.00	959	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	857	131.13/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,124	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	771	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,060	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	942	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,194	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,004	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	603	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	837	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	52.97/cwt	46.50–56.50	567	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	58.39/cwt	58.00–61.00	671	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	41.93/cwt	40.50–45.00	412	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	57.95/cwt	53.00–59.50	898	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	51.76/cwt	51.00–52.50	763	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	56.62/cwt	56.00–58.00	725	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	53.12/cwt	52.00–54.00	694	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	603	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,310	77.06/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,009	3
Bulls	—	—	1,802	74.96/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,351	25

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.

Wyoming feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Tue Sep 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,872Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 159Last week 114Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 63Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
283	—	833	133.75	133.75
63	—	921	127.75	127.75
21	—	748	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	351	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	432	166.00	166.00
49	—	345	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	738	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	478	139.50–154.00	147.02
50	—	704	134.00–143.00	141.57
29	—	880	126.00–128.75	127.45
28	—	274	189.00	189.00
24	—	533	132.00–139.00	134.24
18	—	683	134.50	134.50
12	—	231	166.00–183.00	172.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	691	135.25–139.00	138.84
42	—	857	130.00–133.00	131.13
31	—	771	137.50	137.50
13	—	942	126.75	126.75
5	—	1,004	117.50	117.50
5	—	603	138.75	138.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	213	228.00	228.00
6	—	418	171.00	171.00
6	—	644	140.00	140.00
6	—	862	138.50	138.50
7	—	657	139.00	139.00
9	—	370	186.00	186.00
10	—	908	131.50	131.50
24	—	561	145.00–151.50	146.37
25	—	479	164.00–171.00	167.59
26	—	527	162.00	162.00
41	—	289	205.00–225.00	220.02
56	—	739	140.00–145.25	142.72
75	—	782	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	360	208.00	208.00
132	—	450	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	442	174.00	174.00
71	—	375	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	614	121.00–131.00	127.51

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,635	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,321	1,050.00–1,135.00	1,103.48
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	717	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	122.00	122.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	985	71.00–87.00	75.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,138	57.00–63.50	61.34
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,430	53.50–64.50	61.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,881	78.50–83.00	79.47
25	—	1,802	70.00–77.50	74.96
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	74.50–79.00	77.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,070	46.50–56.50	52.97
13	—	1,150	58.00–61.00	58.39
6	—	982	40.50–45.00	41.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,550	53.00–59.50	57.95
2	—	1,475	51.00–52.50	51.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,281	56.00–58.00	56.62
7	—	1,307	52.00–54.00	53.12
1	—	1,310	46.00	46.00

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

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