Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2019-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; on a cold and snowy day before Thanksgiving holiday: slaughter cows and bulls not comparisons available . Feeder calves unevenly steady with most classes under pressure. No Friday sale this week due to Thanksgiving, next cow sale will be Friday Dec. 6 with special bred cow sale. Calf sale will be Tuesday Dec. 2nd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.52/cwt on 443 head.

Average price

$163.52

443 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$21.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.16

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	164.50	900	423
Medium and Large 1-2	505	142.80	721	20

One grade step is worth $21.70/cwt here — about $178 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 sale443 hd

163.52

—

WY average3 barns · 4,598 hd

167.68

−4.16

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	1,972	60.90	1,201	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	50.22	787	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	49.03	662	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	48.09	533	24

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	708	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	927	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,163	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	497	135.36/cwt	134.00–136.25	673	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	271	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	415	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	674	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	442	151.33/cwt	147.50–155.50	669	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	129.64/cwt	127.50–130.50	734	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	359	161.77/cwt	160.00–168.00	581	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	456	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	673	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.00	695	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,721	67.67/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	68.51/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,178	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	933	79.46/cwt	54.00–91.00	741	42
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,302	52.38/cwt	50.00–57.00	682	90
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	11,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	11,069	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	805.00/cwt	625.00–1,025.00	9,966	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	961	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,448	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	9,555	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	51.19/cwt	50.50–51.50	570	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	47.28/cwt	44.00–49.50	523	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	52.70/cwt	51.00–53.50	832	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	43.41/cwt	43.00–44.00	667	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	48.58/cwt	46.00–51.00	648	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	53.84/cwt	53.50–55.00	768	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	538	2
Bulls	—	—	1,981	63.28/cwt	60.00–65.50	1,254	13
Bulls	—	—	1,947	54.71/cwt	53.50–55.00	1,065	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	49.75/cwt	49.75–49.75	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	566	153.98/cwt	150.25–157.25	872	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	762	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	470	174.02/cwt	172.00–178.00	818	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	182.84/cwt	172.00–187.00	773	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	500	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	848	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	910	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	339	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	678	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	167.64/cwt	165.00–168.50	865	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	150.22/cwt	150.00–150.50	877	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	863	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	180.44/cwt	178.00–184.00	745	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,207	43.11/cwt	36.00–47.00	520	53
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	58.29/cwt	50.00–66.50	599	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	108.92/cwt	108.50–110.00	1,172	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,226	13

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 Nov 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,109Last week 4,051Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 317Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	708	131.00	131.00
6	—	395	181.00	181.00
5	—	1,043	111.50	111.50
5	—	695	139.50	139.50
41	—	516	165.00–168.50	167.64
25	—	584	150.00–150.50	150.22
17	—	496	174.00	174.00
17	—	413	178.00–184.00	180.44
14	—	1,076	108.50–110.00	108.92
13	—	1,120	109.50	109.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	557	135.00	135.00
6	—	384	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	566	150.25–157.25	153.98
42	—	381	200.00	200.00
39	—	470	172.00–178.00	174.02
38	—	423	172.00–187.00	182.84
37	—	500	169.50	169.50
19	—	613	148.50	148.50
11	—	339	200.00	200.00
9	—	653	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	497	134.00–136.25	135.36
13	—	271	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	498	135.25	135.25
8	—	388	152.00	152.00
5	—	529	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	442	147.50–155.50	151.33
94	—	566	127.50–130.50	129.64
42	—	359	160.00–168.00	161.77
25	—	456	147.50	147.50
19	—	530	130.00–132.00	131.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,721	67.00–69.00	67.67
2	—	1,585	66.00–71.00	68.51
1	—	1,780	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,540	76.50	76.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	—	933	54.00–91.00	79.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	692	125.00	125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	90	—	1,302	50.00–57.00	52.38
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,207	36.00–47.00	43.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,027	50.00–66.50	58.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,525	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,410	785.00	785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,238	625.00–1,025.00	805.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	961	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,365	49.75	49.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,113	50.50–51.50	51.19
19	—	1,106	44.00–49.50	47.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,579	51.00–53.50	52.70
5	—	1,537	43.00–44.00	43.41
1	—	1,580	54.50	54.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,334	46.00–51.00	48.58
7	—	1,427	53.50–55.00	53.84
2	—	1,345	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,981	60.00–65.50	63.28
5	—	1,947	53.50–55.00	54.71

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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