Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows firm, slaughter bulls steady with instances 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder calves under 550 lbs steady to weak, over 550 lbs steady with higher overtones noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.10/cwt on 1,447 head.

Average price

$162.10

1,447 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$25.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	162.74	854	1,399
Medium and Large 1-2	617	147.00	907	30
Medium 1-2	521	137.67	717	18thin

One grade step is worth $25.07/cwt here — about $137 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 sale1,447 hd

162.10

—

WY average3 barns · 3,700 hd

159.80

+2.30

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	1,641	81.17	1,332	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	58.32	737	1,352
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	56.20	882	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	53.38	587	104

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	935	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,146	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.63/cwt	150.00–165.50	828	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	738	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,224	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	137.72/cwt	134.00–142.25	704	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	199.24/cwt	190.00–203.00	638	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	164.47/cwt	154.00–167.00	766	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,083	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	981	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	601	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	132.41/cwt	129.50–135.50	768	46
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	388	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	539	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	131.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,200	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,300	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	743	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	940	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	779	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,106	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	136.44/cwt	131.50–138.50	1,179	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	142.48/cwt	135.00–145.50	953	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	188.81/cwt	182.00–195.00	693	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	198.29/cwt	195.00–200.00	533	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	660	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	828	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	670	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	961	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.33/cwt	162.50–167.00	613	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	130.30/cwt	125.25–134.00	1,006	12
Bulls	—	—	1,912	82.62/cwt	80.50–85.00	1,580	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	57.88/cwt	57.50–61.00	657	25
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	138.53/cwt	138.00–139.50	1,146	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	142.94/cwt	134.00–146.00	682	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	832	137.49/cwt	132.00–139.75	1,144	45
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	487	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	677	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,079	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	151.84/cwt	141.00–156.00	862	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	930	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	509	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	154.46/cwt	147.00–161.50	655	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	730	143.72/cwt	134.00–145.25	1,049	45
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	589	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	145.08/cwt	136.50–148.50	927	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	184.65/cwt	174.00–188.00	794	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	146.37/cwt	143.50–147.50	912	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	785	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	46.64/cwt	46.00–51.00	471	29
Bulls	—	—	1,810	74.42/cwt	71.00–77.50	1,347	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	55.03/cwt	51.50–57.50	625	50
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	989	98.44/cwt	81.00–118.00	974	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	57.60/cwt	56.00–62.50	772	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	58.33/cwt	52.00–58.50	736	1,328
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	56.20/cwt	55.00–58.00	882	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,054	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,411	59.63/cwt	56.00–63.00	841	45
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	841	115.98/cwt	114.00–119.00	975	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	892	91.66/cwt	77.00–109.00	818	55
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	71.96/cwt	66.00–74.00	776	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,199	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	47.35/cwt	44.50–52.00	470	28

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 Oct 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,887Last week 989Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 260Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 94Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows firm, slaughter bulls steady with instances 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder calves under 550 lbs steady to weak, over 550 lbs steady with higher overtones noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	698	134.00	134.00
23	—	759	151.00	151.00
267	—	525	150.00–165.50	157.63
6	—	821	133.00	133.00
21	—	320	190.00–203.00	199.24
249	—	466	154.00–167.00	164.47
25	—	910	130.00–135.00	131.83
11	—	963	135.00	135.00
88	—	367	182.00–195.00	188.81
17	—	269	195.00–200.00	198.29
20	—	749	144.00	144.00
217	—	568	141.00–156.00	151.84
17	—	639	136.50–148.50	145.08
107	—	430	174.00–188.00	184.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	447	165.00	165.00
8	—	796	136.00	136.00
8	—	735	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
217	—	510	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	669	135.00–145.50	142.48
76	—	623	143.50–147.50	146.37
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	487	139.00	139.00
6	—	589	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	136.00	136.00
11	—	388	139.00	139.00
7	—	320	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	900	136.00	136.00
114	—	511	134.00–142.25	137.72
46	—	580	129.50–135.50	132.41
70	—	864	131.50–138.50	136.44
6	—	256	177.50	177.50
78	—	373	162.50–167.00	164.33
12	—	772	125.25–134.00	130.30
20	—	827	138.00–139.50	138.53
112	—	477	134.00–146.00	142.94
17	—	312	163.00	163.00
92	—	424	147.00–161.50	154.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	655	123.00	123.00
14	—	739	132.75	132.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	601	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	743	126.50	126.50
21	—	660	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	779	142.00	142.00
17	—	670	143.50	143.50
45	—	832	132.00–139.75	137.49
45	—	730	134.00–145.25	143.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	549	143.00	143.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,142	51.50	51.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,411	56.00–63.00	59.63
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	841	114.00–119.00	115.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	55	—	892	77.00–109.00	91.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,078	66.00–74.00	71.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	28	—	993	44.50–52.00	47.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	985.00	985.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,912	80.50–85.00	82.62
19	—	1,810	71.00–77.50	74.42
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	989	81.00–118.00	98.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,135	57.50–61.00	57.88
29	—	1,009	46.00–51.00	46.64
50	—	1,136	51.50–57.50	55.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,341	56.00–62.50	57.60
1,328	—	1,262	52.00–58.50	58.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,569	55.00–58.00	56.20

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 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