Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, higher overtones noted: slaughter cows 4.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls 5.00-12.00 higher. Special calf sale, compared to two weeks ago steer calves 300 lbs instances 20.00 higher, 400-550 lb calves 10.00-15.00 higher, over 550 lbs 3.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to instances 1.00-5.00 higher, under pressure was 400-440 lb heifers. Demand good with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.41/cwt on 1,955 head.

Average price

$174.41

1,955 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$191

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

$1.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	477	176.14	840	14thin
Medium and Large 1	591	174.40	1,031	1,941

One grade step is worth $1.74/cwt here — about −$191 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 sale1,955 hd

174.41

—

WY average2 barns · 5,982 hd

172.32

+2.09

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	1,899	71.87	1,364	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	53.61	819	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	52.71	680	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	50.30	543	11

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	—	—	1,930	69.42/cwt	63.50–71.50	1,340	13
Bulls	—	—	1,875	77.94/cwt	73.50–82.50	1,461	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	64.18/cwt	64.00–64.50	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,567	70.60/cwt	67.50–73.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	138.31/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,035	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	54.36/cwt	51.00–58.00	992	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	953	83.72/cwt	81.00–106.00	798	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	62.92/cwt	51.00–68.50	639	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	50.16/cwt	46.00–54.50	614	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	34.11/cwt	33.50–35.00	294	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,048	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,756	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,656	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,094	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	55.11/cwt	53.50–59.00	740	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	118.18/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,087	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	154.78/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,039	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	180.81/cwt	172.00–187.00	1,029	405
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	164.26/cwt	156.50–173.25	1,038	570
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	139.06/cwt	137.50–141.50	1,055	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	209.42/cwt	194.00–216.00	894	130
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	847	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,126	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	146.52/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,040	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	203.22/cwt	188.50–209.00	953	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	192.55/cwt	183.00–197.75	995	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	151.34/cwt	143.00–159.00	879	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.66/cwt	131.00–145.00	726	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	163.92/cwt	162.00–167.50	536	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	133.10/cwt	132.00–134.00	949	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	173.59/cwt	161.00–177.50	689	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	132.25/cwt	123.00–137.50	1,025	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	134.99/cwt	131.00–143.00	856	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.67/cwt	151.00–162.00	828	256
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	167.04/cwt	159.00–170.00	795	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	170.78/cwt	165.00–182.00	712	117
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	55.06/cwt	53.50–61.50	695	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	50.74/cwt	47.50–56.50	667	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	53.61/cwt	52.00–55.50	819	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	54.35/cwt	52.00–57.50	605	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	48.78/cwt	48.00–51.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	134.43/cwt	131.00–140.00	906	29

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 Jan 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,660Last week 280Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 117Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 1,620Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,930	63.50–71.50	69.42
11	—	1,875	73.50–82.50	77.94
2	—	1,825	51.00–58.00	54.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,262	53.50–61.50	55.06
19	—	1,314	47.50–56.50	50.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	52.00–55.50	53.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	52.00–57.50	54.35
8	—	1,066	48.00–51.00	48.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,320	64.00–64.50	64.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,567	67.50–73.00	70.60
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	748	138.00–139.00	138.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	953	81.00–106.00	83.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,016	51.00–68.50	62.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	46.00–54.50	50.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,343	53.50–59.00	55.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	920	114.00–119.00	118.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	861	33.50–35.00	34.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,372	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,075.00	1,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
238	—	671	151.00–160.00	154.78
405	—	569	172.00–187.00	180.81
570	—	632	156.50–173.25	164.26
23	—	759	137.50–141.50	139.06
130	—	427	194.00–216.00	209.42
14	—	373	227.00	227.00
14	—	816	138.00	138.00
177	—	710	130.00–152.00	146.52
197	—	469	188.50–209.00	203.22
173	—	517	183.00–197.75	192.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	460	180.00	180.00
6	—	500	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
209	—	581	143.00–159.00	151.34
14	—	327	162.00–167.50	163.92
24	—	713	132.00–134.00	133.10
33	—	397	161.00–177.50	173.59
39	—	775	123.00–137.50	132.25
79	—	634	131.00–143.00	134.99
256	—	525	151.00–162.00	157.67
257	—	476	159.00–170.00	167.04
117	—	417	165.00–182.00	170.78
29	—	674	131.00–140.00	134.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	136.00	136.00
19	—	520	131.00–145.00	139.66

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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