Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

On a light offering on last sale of 2019, mostly steady with no comparison for cows and bulls. First sale of 2020 will be a cow sale January 3 rd on special cow sale, first calf sale will be January 7th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.68/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$141.68

148 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.80

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	141.68	724	148

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 sale148 hd

141.68

—

WY average3 barns · 2,219 hd

147.48

−5.80

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	1,988	65.10	1,294	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	49.55	784	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	40.69	537	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	37.96	390	44

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,516	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,066	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,354	47.46/cwt	44.00–53.00	643	35
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	906	121.28/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,099	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	937	83.03/cwt	81.00–91.00	778	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,091	58.95/cwt	41.50–73.50	643	91
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	39.76/cwt	35.00–43.00	461	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,573	728.82/cwt	425.00–1,075.00	11,464	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,595	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	16,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,998	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,843	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,197	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,127	983.43/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	852	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,022	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	959.26/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	12,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	407	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	164.12/cwt	162.00–166.00	868	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	153.77/cwt	152.00–156.00	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	171.76/cwt	168.00–174.50	806	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	140.98/cwt	139.50–142.50	802	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	397	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	142.87/cwt	136.00–148.00	704	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	149.41/cwt	141.00–153.00	644	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	321	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	459	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	684	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	39.65/cwt	37.00–42.00	517	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	49.69/cwt	48.00–50.50	722	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	35.00/cwt	34.50–35.50	436	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	40.59/cwt	37.50–42.00	432	24
Bulls	—	—	2,029	69.15/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,403	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	141.22/cwt	140.00–144.00	740	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,152	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	34.81/cwt	34.00–36.50	342	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	52.21/cwt	51.00–54.50	833	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	44.22/cwt	42.50–46.00	688	3

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 Dec 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 1,472Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 181Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,310	59.50	59.50
1	—	1,365	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,610	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,516	67.50	67.50
4	—	923	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	142.00	142.00
5	—	660	135.75	135.75
32	—	524	140.00–144.00	141.22
7	—	980	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	569	139.50–142.50	140.98
9	—	397	142.00	142.00
33	—	493	136.00–148.00	142.87
26	—	431	141.00–153.00	149.41
7	—	321	143.00	143.00
5	—	503	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	526	162.00	162.00
22	—	635	144.00	144.00
5	—	576	161.00	161.00
5	—	722	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	407	184.00	184.00
5	—	623	145.00	145.00
17	—	529	162.00–166.00	164.12
11	—	567	152.00–156.00	153.77
35	—	469	168.00–174.50	171.76

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,354	44.00–53.00	47.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	906	108.00–125.00	121.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	937	81.00–91.00	83.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	91	—	1,091	41.50–73.50	58.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,159	35.00–43.00	39.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,573	425.00–1,075.00	728.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,595	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	875.00–1,050.00	959.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,217	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,261	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,127	850.00–1,000.00	983.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,303	37.00–42.00	39.65
3	—	1,453	48.00–50.50	49.69
2	—	1,245	34.50–35.50	35.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,064	37.50–42.00	40.59
20	—	983	34.00–36.50	34.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,596	51.00–54.50	52.21
3	—	1,555	42.50–46.00	44.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,029	68.00–70.00	69.15
1	—	1,905	57.00	57.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle