Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of cattle sold unevenly steady on a thin test. Demand was moderate to good for the light run on Tuesday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.26/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$147.26

312 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$36.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	148.56	887	297
Medium and Large 1-2	534	132.00	705	7thin
Medium 1-2	455	112.50	512	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.06/cwt here — about $375 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 sale312 hd

147.26

—

WY average3 barns · 2,455 hd

154.08

−6.82

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	1,576	79.17	1,248	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	55.00	888	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	53.34	714	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	52.40	555	21

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,793	80.95/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,451	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	76.85/cwt	71.50–79.00	1,397	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	679	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	56.00/cwt	55.50–56.50	696	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	53.25/cwt	52.50–54.00	726	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	888	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,141	42.54/cwt	35.00–45.00	485	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,381	60.45/cwt	55.50–63.50	835	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	966	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	953	88.82/cwt	81.50–92.00	846	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,804	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	1,104.05/cwt	925.00–1,250.00	13,282	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	960.20/cwt	935.00–985.00	11,714	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,814	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	999	64.68/cwt	60.00–79.00	646	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	54.17/cwt	54.00–54.50	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	165.35/cwt	165.35–165.35	1,090	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	142.64/cwt	141.25–145.00	1,066	98
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	19,892	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,650	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	14,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,397	869.50/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	12,147	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,483	917.79/cwt	860.00–975.00	13,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,127	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	189.49/cwt	189.00–190.00	769	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	174.33/cwt	172.00–176.50	840	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	173.81/cwt	169.00–176.00	991	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.34/cwt	144.50–151.50	781	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	130.69/cwt	124.00–133.25	899	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	150.77/cwt	141.25–155.00	915	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.18/cwt	157.50–166.75	780	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	153.97/cwt	143.50–158.00	896	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	705	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	54.65/cwt	54.50–55.50	620	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	51.27/cwt	47.50–52.50	523	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	455	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	990	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	128.35/cwt	127.00–130.00	923	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	124.23/cwt	122.00–126.50	960	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,482	79.61/cwt	64.00–97.50	1,180	25

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 Feb 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 3,060Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 222Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 856Year ago 0

Compared to last week, all classes of cattle sold unevenly steady on a thin test. Demand was moderate to good for the light run on Tuesday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,793	80.00–82.00	80.95
7	—	1,818	71.50–79.00	76.85
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,482	64.00–97.50	79.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	48.50	48.50
2	—	1,243	55.50–56.50	56.00
5	—	1,363	52.50–54.00	53.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,135	54.50–55.50	54.65
14	—	1,021	47.50–52.50	51.27

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,141	35.00–45.00	42.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,381	55.50–63.50	60.45
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,017	95.00	95.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	953	81.50–92.00	88.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	999	60.00–79.00	64.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,380	54.00–54.50	54.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	925.00–1,250.00	1,104.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	935.00–985.00	960.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,650	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,397	725.00–1,025.00	869.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,483	860.00–975.00	917.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,335.00	1,335.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	659	165.35	165.35
98	—	747	141.25–145.00	142.64
5	—	862	130.75	130.75
7	—	819	133.75	133.75
10	—	540	174.50	174.50
12	—	406	189.00–190.00	189.49
16	—	482	172.00–176.50	174.33
52	—	570	169.00–176.00	173.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	523	144.50–151.50	149.34
37	—	688	124.00–133.25	130.69
66	—	607	141.25–155.00	150.77
67	—	475	157.50–166.75	164.18
68	—	582	143.50–158.00	153.97
10	—	805	123.00	123.00
11	—	719	127.00–130.00	128.35
18	—	773	122.00–126.50	124.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	112.50	112.50

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle