Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; steers under 600 lbs sold steady to instance 2/00-5.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs steady to 2.00-7.00 lower. Heifer calves under 550 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher, over 550 steady to instances 2.00 lower. Yearling under pressure on a light offering today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.90/cwt on 1,453 head.

Average price

$168.90

1,453 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	169.89	891	1,389
Medium and Large 1-2	420	147.30	619	64

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $272 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 sale1,453 hd

168.90

—

WY average2 barns · 6,055 hd

168.29

+0.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	931	134.64/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,253	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,035	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	317	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	137.95/cwt	131.00–146.00	786	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	165.29/cwt	155.00–174.00	729	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	558	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,093	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	165.06/cwt	162.00–167.00	872	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	703	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	143.56/cwt	140.00–145.50	950	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	198.21/cwt	187.00–209.00	836	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	168.02/cwt	159.50–174.10	875	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	789	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,015	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	153.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	748	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	171.29/cwt	161.00–178.00	632	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	146.81/cwt	137.00–153.00	768	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	530	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	392	158.21/cwt	142.00–170.00	620	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	241	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	349	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	142.39/cwt	134.00–146.50	877	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	373	217.05/cwt	206.00–221.00	810	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	341	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	716	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	153.05/cwt	147.00–156.00	848	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	140.22/cwt	140.00–141.00	961	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,261	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	383	153.18/cwt	140.00–158.00	587	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	155.99/cwt	152.00–159.50	738	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	131.70/cwt	129.00–133.50	818	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.37/cwt	160.00–163.00	674	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	403	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	540	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	153.46/cwt	144.50–159.00	884	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	173.27/cwt	167.75–181.00	830	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	173.36/cwt	173.00–173.50	825	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,251	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,113	10

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	931	134.00–135.00	134.64
26	—	743	139.25	139.25
11	—	809	125.50	125.50
20	—	875	131.00	131.00
58	—	489	150.00–155.00	153.06
39	—	415	160.00–163.00	162.37
12	—	385	169.00	169.00
5	—	633	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	171.00	171.00
93	—	570	131.00–146.00	137.95
168	—	441	155.00–174.00	165.29
85	—	369	161.00–178.00	171.29
161	—	523	137.00–153.00	146.81
158	—	473	152.00–159.50	155.99
46	—	621	129.00–133.50	131.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	131.00	131.00
62	—	383	140.00–158.00	153.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	351	151.00	151.00
5	—	536	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	147.00	147.00
18	—	731	149.50	149.50
31	—	528	162.00–167.00	165.06
5	—	433	185.00	185.00
32	—	554	147.00–156.00	153.05
22	—	685	140.00–141.00	140.22
6	—	901	140.00	140.00
43	—	476	173.00–173.50	173.36
23	—	815	153.50	153.50
10	—	765	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	703	140.00	140.00
39	—	662	140.00–145.50	143.56
181	—	422	187.00–209.00	198.21
266	—	521	159.50–174.10	168.02
187	—	616	134.00–146.50	142.39
128	—	373	206.00–221.00	217.05
9	—	341	210.00	210.00
196	—	576	144.50–159.00	153.46
172	—	479	167.75–181.00	173.27
11	—	285	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	533	148.00	148.00
21	—	392	142.00–170.00	158.21
7	—	241	145.00	145.00
17	—	403	134.00	134.00

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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