Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows steady to lower undertones noted, slaughter bulls not as attractive mostly steady for kind, several reputation quality feeder calves with no comparison from last couple of weeks available. Demand moderate to good with good buyer partication and attendance for bred cows and cow/calf pairs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.74/cwt on 584 head.

Average price

$151.74

584 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$10.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.55

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	151.85	940	578
Medium and Large 1-2	593	141.00	836	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.85/cwt here — about $103 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 sale584 hd

151.74

—

WY average2 barns · 830 hd

142.20

+9.55

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	1,642	68.32	1,122	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	49.89	688	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	45.21	608	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,124	44.87	504	40

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	564	164.80/cwt	161.50–169.00	929	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	133.49/cwt	128.50–136.00	974	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	733	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	170.97/cwt	166.00–175.00	889	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	939	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	123.87/cwt	122.50–126.00	954	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	936	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	656	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.19/cwt	132.75–145.25	888	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	135.99/cwt	130.00–140.25	721	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.34/cwt	132.00–142.00	637	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	140.33/cwt	133.25–145.00	808	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	536	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	818	11
Bulls	—	—	1,993	73.91/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,473	6
Bulls	—	—	1,560	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	952	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	48.63/cwt	44.00–55.00	639	87
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	1,547.36/cwt	1,325.00–1,700.00	19,992	80
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,326	1,664.71/cwt	1,350.00–1,785.00	22,074	130
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,888.34/cwt	1,375.00–1,925.00	20,677	87
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,459	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,479	1,021.98/cwt	925.00–1,035.00	15,115	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,086	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,517	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	15,701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,418	1,153.24/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	16,353	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	18,992	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,368	1,182.22/cwt	1,050.00–1,325.00	16,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,443	1,091.91/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	15,756	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,331	1,270.11/cwt	975.00–1,400.00	16,905	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,422	1,379.59/cwt	750.00–1,400.00	19,618	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,266.01/cwt	850.00–1,360.00	14,622	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	1,289.05/cwt	700.00–1,425.00	13,844	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	37.04/cwt	34.50–40.00	403	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	53.13/cwt	52.50–54.00	709	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	97.31/cwt	87.00–108.00	895	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	65.94/cwt	55.00–83.00	678	61
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	48.74/cwt	46.50–52.00	600	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	155.02/cwt	149.00–159.00	980	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	836	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	882.30/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	11,338	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,382	1,132.82/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	15,656	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,870	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	25,713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	1,114.33/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	15,289	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,418	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,270	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,570	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	22,137	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,174	1,914.09/cwt	1,285.00–1,935.00	22,471	96
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,331	66.39/cwt	60.00–102.00	884	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	42.30/cwt	41.00–43.50	572	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	47.59/cwt	42.00–51.50	637	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	638	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	54.34/cwt	54.00–54.50	701	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	594	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	48.05/cwt	45.50–52.00	548	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	41.36/cwt	40.00–44.50	460	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,386	979.14/cwt	800.00–1,035.00	13,571	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	15,679	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.

Wyoming feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Tue Apr 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,330Last week 282Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 851Last week 318Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	564	161.50–169.00	164.80
98	—	730	128.50–136.00	133.49
61	—	457	160.50	160.50
40	—	520	166.00–175.00	170.97
20	—	894	105.00	105.00
18	—	770	122.50–126.00	123.87
14	—	825	113.50	113.50
14	—	386	170.00	170.00
5	—	673	135.00	135.00
171	—	632	149.00–159.00	155.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	593	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	620	132.75–145.25	143.19
109	—	530	130.00–140.25	135.99
71	—	467	132.00–142.00	136.34
64	—	576	133.25–145.00	140.33
22	—	375	143.00	143.00
11	—	676	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,993	70.00–77.50	73.91
3	—	1,560	61.00	61.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,331	60.00–102.00	66.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,352	41.00–43.50	42.30
11	—	1,338	42.00–51.50	47.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	41.00	41.00
4	—	1,290	54.00–54.50	54.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	54.50	54.50
19	—	1,140	45.50–52.00	48.05
20	—	1,111	40.00–44.50	41.36

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	87	—	1,315	44.00–55.00	48.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,087	34.50–40.00	37.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,335	52.50–54.00	53.13
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	920	87.00–108.00	97.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	61	—	1,028	55.00–83.00	65.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,231	46.50–52.00	48.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	80	—	1,292	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,547.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	130	—	1,326	1,350.00–1,785.00	1,664.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,285	750.00–1,050.00	882.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	63	—	1,382	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,132.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,870	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,372	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,114.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,418	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	96	—	1,174	1,285.00–1,935.00	1,914.09
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	87	—	1,095	1,375.00–1,925.00	1,888.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,345	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,479	925.00–1,035.00	1,021.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,500	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,267	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,517	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,418	900.00–1,275.00	1,153.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,187	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,368	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,182.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,443	900.00–1,150.00	1,091.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,331	975.00–1,400.00	1,270.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	28	—	1,422	750.00–1,400.00	1,379.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,386	800.00–1,035.00	979.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,155	850.00–1,360.00	1,266.01
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,074	700.00–1,425.00	1,289.05
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,063	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle