Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Yearlings steady instances 2 higher, feeder calves no comparisons available from last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.61/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$150.61

298 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$7.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	151.02	856	281
Medium and Large 1-2	419	143.97	603	17thin

One grade step is worth $7.05/cwt here — about $253 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 sale298 hd

150.61

—

WY average2 barns · 335 hd

150.83

−0.21

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	1,684	81.41	1,371	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,651	61.70	1,019	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	60.14	769	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	58.82	653	32

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	457	142.82/cwt	140.00–148.00	653	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	62.57/cwt	60.00–64.00	1,056	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	52.35/cwt	50.00–55.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	131.00/cwt	130.25–132.13	732	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	153.20/cwt	151.00–154.75	832	134
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	63.74/cwt	60.50–65.00	722	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	57.45/cwt	55.50–60.00	638	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	55.75/cwt	53.00–57.50	704	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	391	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,145	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,232	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	685	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	—	1,485	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,221	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	—	1,095	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,224	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,328	73.51/cwt	71.00–76.00	976	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	942	99.64/cwt	85.00–109.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	931	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,084	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	305	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	462	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	161.15/cwt	160.00–164.50	733	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,184	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	140.13/cwt	138.00–142.00	681	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,135	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	143.62/cwt	141.50–150.00	839	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,239	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,780	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	24,208	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,509	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	16,373	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	17,105	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	162.90/cwt	155.00–169.00	704	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	143.84/cwt	141.75–145.00	972	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,102	65.90/cwt	55.00–77.50	726	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	813	110.63/cwt	91.00–124.50	899	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	10,737	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	952.82/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	8,737	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	1,017.01/cwt	850.00–1,085.00	12,469	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,412	806.66/cwt	800.00–810.00	11,390	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	556	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,479	63.17/cwt	60.50–65.50	934	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	56.01/cwt	53.50–58.50	790	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	61.73/cwt	59.00–65.00	793	33
Bulls	—	—	1,843	83.47/cwt	81.00–86.50	1,538	16
Bulls	—	—	1,724	78.06/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,346	15
Bulls	—	—	1,588	70.61/cwt	68.00–72.50	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	729	6

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 Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 1,364Year ago 1,753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 37Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 9Year ago 86

Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Yearlings steady instances 2 higher, feeder calves no comparisons available from last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	457	140.00–148.00	142.82
15	—	559	130.25–132.13	131.00
30	—	837	136.75	136.75
37	—	514	133.25	133.25
9	—	687	135.50	135.50
8	—	968	112.00	112.00
44	—	873	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	391	144.00	144.00
25	—	305	151.50	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	135.00	135.00
134	—	543	151.00–154.75	153.20
9	—	1,018	121.00	121.00
6	—	327	177.00	177.00
27	—	455	160.00–164.50	161.15
7	—	904	131.00	131.00
6	—	775	138.50	138.50
40	—	584	141.50–150.00	143.62
25	—	432	155.00–169.00	162.90
22	—	676	141.75–145.00	143.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	296	151.00	151.00
11	—	486	138.00–142.00	140.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	126.50	126.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,688	60.00–64.00	62.57
2	—	1,410	53.50–58.50	56.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	50.00–55.00	52.35
11	—	1,132	60.50–65.00	63.74
16	—	1,110	55.50–60.00	57.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,262	53.00–57.50	55.75
33	—	1,284	59.00–65.00	61.73
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	71.00–76.00	73.51
3	—	942	85.00–109.00	99.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,843	81.00–86.50	83.47
15	—	1,724	75.00–80.00	78.06
2	—	1,588	68.00–72.50	70.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,485	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,257	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,226	850.00–1,085.00	1,017.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,412	800.00–810.00	806.66
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	946	1,135.00	1,135.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	917	800.00–1,025.00	952.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,780	1,360.00	1,360.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,509	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,235	1,385.00	1,385.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,102	55.00–77.50	65.90
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	813	91.00–124.50	110.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	54.00	54.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,479	60.50–65.50	63.17

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

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