Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a calf and yearling special; feeder calves unevenly steady with instances 2.00-5.00 lower. Steers calves best advances on 400-445 lb calves, heifer calves higher overtones noted on 450-490 lb calves. Yearling steers no comparisons available, heifer 800 lb yearlings steady instances 5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.; Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with instances 1.00-2.00 lower, Feeder steer calves under 600 lbs steady with instances 1.00-2.00 lower, heifer calves under 600 lbs lower undertones noted. Yearlings not as many as last week, 900 lb heifers steady instances 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Starting fall sales: Calves & yearlings on Tuesdays, cows and bulls sale on Fridays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.79/cwt on 2,195 head.

Average price

$160.79

2,195 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$9.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	160.87	890	2,178
Medium and Large 1-2	513	151.56	777	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.31/cwt here — about $113 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 sale2,195 hd

160.79

—

WY average3 barns · 5,248 hd

165.32

−4.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1Guaranteed Open	—	693	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	161.41/cwt	152.00–164.00	613	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	153.00/cwt	148.00–162.00	670	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	568	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	140.64/cwt	136.00–143.50	608	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	385	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	158.54/cwt	151.00–164.00	509	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	130.12/cwt	126.50–132.50	812	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	762	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	147.69/cwt	143.50–155.50	854	413
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,101	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	135.45/cwt	130.50–138.50	718	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.53/cwt	138.50–151.50	684	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	186.69/cwt	178.00–192.00	784	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	133.50/cwt	131.00–137.00	757	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	135.31/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,035	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	843	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	162.46/cwt	152.00–168.00	846	711
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	170.20/cwt	160.00–174.25	814	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	140.91/cwt	136.50–144.50	882	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,238	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	187.67/cwt	182.00–198.00	730	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,271	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	845	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,124	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	135.36/cwt	134.00–136.50	899	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,142	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	755	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,008	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	193.54/cwt	187.00–200.00	656	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	812	136.57/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,109	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	768	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,064	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	507	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	738	22
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	45
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	484	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	653	10
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	362	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	471	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 Oct 13, 2020

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

Receipts 4,167Last week 3,227Year ago 4,586

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	693	128.50	128.50
6	—	710	137.00	137.00
66	—	812	135.00–137.50	136.57
29	—	768	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
207	—	380	152.00–164.00	161.41
138	—	438	148.00–162.00	153.00
36	—	321	151.00–164.00	158.54
29	—	624	126.50–132.50	130.12
10	—	867	127.00	127.00
204	—	530	130.50–138.50	135.45
6	—	812	131.00	131.00
266	—	470	138.50–151.50	145.53
137	—	567	131.00–137.00	133.50
20	—	765	135.00–136.00	135.31
17	—	661	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	393	144.50	144.50
41	—	432	136.00–143.50	140.64
13	—	301	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	845	133.00	133.00
11	—	755	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	507	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	430	142.00	142.00
10	—	484	135.00	135.00
7	—	362	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	549	144.50	144.50
10	—	487	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
413	—	578	143.50–155.50	147.69
266	—	420	178.00–192.00	186.69
711	—	521	152.00–168.00	162.46
230	—	478	160.00–174.25	170.20
138	—	626	136.50–144.50	140.91
129	—	889	139.25	139.25
114	—	389	182.00–198.00	187.67
68	—	961	132.25	132.25
35	—	664	134.00–136.50	135.36
25	—	790	144.50	144.50
9	—	734	130.00	130.00
40	—	339	187.00–200.00	193.54

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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