Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday not enough feeder calves for a good market test. First reported cow and bull sale of the year with no comparisons available. Good demand and participation for bred heifer and cow sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.41/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$143.41

39 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.74

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	143.41	876	39

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

143.41

—

WY average2 barns · 3,267 hd

153.14

−9.74

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	1,904	68.60	1,306	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	49.01	544	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	45.98	718	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	44.55	597	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	—Return to Feed	—	1,525	68.61/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,046	5
Bulls	—	—	2,555	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	51.09/cwt	49.00–53.50	687	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	45.30/cwt	44.00–47.00	700	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	41.89/cwt	41.00–42.00	580	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	45.29/cwt	44.00–47.50	591	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	742.06/cwt	675.00–810.00	9,721	268
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,266	634.23/cwt	575.00–735.00	8,029	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	1,072.21/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	13,971	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	48.83/cwt	45.00–54.50	595	99
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	958.38/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	9,191	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	1,102.13/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	14,317	75
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	807	97.82/cwt	90.00–109.00	789	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,562	44.32/cwt	41.00–45.00	692	34
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,481	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	80.55/cwt	71.00–87.00	808	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	41.57/cwt	40.00–44.00	586	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	10,041	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	882.39/cwt	700.00–925.00	11,824	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	997.80/cwt	775.00–1,085.00	13,321	123
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	1,018.19/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	12,839	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	1,179.39/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	15,875	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	139.04/cwt	133.00–142.50	873	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	933	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,015.73/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	11,579	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,311.09/cwt	1,125.00–1,400.00	16,389	134
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	1,523.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,650.00	17,393	63
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,414.72/cwt	1,250.00–1,485.00	15,491	177
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	11,718	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	1,267.18/cwt	1,225.00–1,350.00	12,596	63
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,244	734.80/cwt	600.00–925.00	9,141	263
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	827	10
Bulls	—	—	2,050	66.31/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,359	16
Bulls	—	—	1,804	72.98/cwt	71.50–77.00	1,317	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	49.40/cwt	48.50–50.50	807	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	49.84/cwt	49.50–50.00	552	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	60.99/cwt	55.00–68.00	659	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,068	1

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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 5,597Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 0Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,582Last week 0Year ago 1,620

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,525	67.00–70.00	68.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,555	57.00	57.00
16	—	2,050	65.00–70.00	66.31
11	—	1,804	71.50–77.00	72.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	49.00–53.50	51.09
8	—	1,385	41.00–42.00	41.89
11	—	1,305	44.00–47.50	45.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,546	44.00–47.00	45.30
3	—	1,634	48.50–50.50	49.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	46.50	46.50
3	—	1,108	49.50–50.00	49.84

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	268	—	1,310	675.00–810.00	742.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,266	575.00–735.00	634.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,303	900.00–1,200.00	1,072.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,340	700.00–925.00	882.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	123	—	1,335	775.00–1,085.00	997.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	—	1,261	950.00–1,075.00	1,018.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,140	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,015.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	134	—	1,250	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,311.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	63	—	1,142	1,260.00–1,650.00	1,523.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	263	—	1,244	600.00–925.00	734.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	75	—	1,299	925.00–1,150.00	1,102.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,346	950.00–1,225.00	1,179.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	99	—	1,218	45.00–54.50	48.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	807	90.00–109.00	97.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,562	41.00–45.00	44.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,003	71.00–87.00	80.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	40.00–44.00	41.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,080	55.00–68.00	60.99
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	959	950.00–1,000.00	958.38
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	177	—	1,095	1,250.00–1,485.00	1,414.72
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	930	1,260.00	1,260.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	63	—	994	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,267.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	142.00	142.00
6	—	659	129.75	129.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	628	133.00–142.50	139.04
8	—	662	141.00	141.00
10	—	535	154.50	154.50

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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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle