Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows steady to instances 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls firm, feeder calves mostly steady. Demand moderate. Starting summer sale schedule: Every other Tuesday next sale will be JUNE 9TH.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.59/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$129.59

217 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$15.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	130.66	853	199
Medium 1-2	536	121.00	649	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	657	115.55	759	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.12/cwt here — about $94 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 sale217 hd

129.59

—

WY average2 barns · 369 hd

128.69

+0.90

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	1,451	86.16	1,250	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	56.41	749	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	55.86	839	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	53.99	592	36

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	770	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,256	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	965	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	18,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	13,094	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,373	1,066.88/cwt	685.00–1,125.00	14,648	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	48.63/cwt	41.00–53.00	481	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	63.45/cwt	56.00–78.00	727	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,488	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,414	1,208.82/cwt	1,025.00–1,235.00	17,093	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,533	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	92.06/cwt	80.00–104.00	898	40
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,376	56.90/cwt	54.00–62.00	783	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	53.56/cwt	51.00–57.50	577	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	56.97/cwt	56.50–58.50	647	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,953	84.04/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,641	3
Bulls	—	—	1,857	77.87/cwt	73.50–80.00	1,446	5
Bulls	—	—	2,055	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	977	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.21/cwt	142.75–153.00	852	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	1,042	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	851	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	128.69/cwt	122.00–134.00	722	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	133.56/cwt	131.00–135.00	820	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	133.60/cwt	133.00–134.00	887	123
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	54.93/cwt	53.50–56.00	728	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	57.99/cwt	56.00–60.50	767	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	812	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	55.98/cwt	54.00–57.00	832	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	44.00/cwt	42.00–46.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	536	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	649	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,460	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	891	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,468	72.84/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,069	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,148	97.92/cwt	82.00–105.00	1,124	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,521	56.34/cwt	55.00–57.50	857	7

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 May 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 265Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 148Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 164Last week 227Year ago 255

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	636	121.00	121.00
6	—	674	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	131.00	131.00
8	—	731	113.25	113.25
15	—	753	113.00	113.00
20	—	561	122.00–134.00	128.69
28	—	614	131.00–135.00	133.56
123	—	664	133.00–134.00	133.60
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	743	131.50	131.50
19	—	575	142.75–153.00	148.21
6	—	765	130.00	130.00
16	—	916	113.75	113.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,414	1,025.00–1,235.00	1,208.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,388	975.00	975.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,185.00	1,185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,373	685.00–1,125.00	1,066.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	990	41.00–53.00	48.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,146	56.00–78.00	63.45
(<2 yrs)	Open	40	—	975	80.00–104.00	92.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,376	54.00–62.00	56.90
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,062	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,078	51.00–57.50	53.56
13	—	1,136	56.50–58.50	56.97
3	—	1,038	42.00–46.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	47.00	47.00
14	—	1,325	53.50–56.00	54.93
19	—	1,322	56.00–60.50	57.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,517	53.50	53.50
12	—	1,487	54.00–57.00	55.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,521	55.00–57.50	56.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,953	82.00–85.00	84.04
5	—	1,857	73.50–80.00	77.87
1	—	2,055	61.00	61.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	61.00	61.00
5	—	1,468	72.00–73.00	72.84
14	—	1,148	82.00–105.00	97.92

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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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

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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

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