Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a weaned calf special, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago: steers under 500 lbs mostly steady to 2.00-3.00 higher instances 6.00, over 500 lbs steady with instances 1.00-4.00 lower. Heifer calves unevenly steady with instances 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.09/cwt on 2,453 head.

Average price

$160.09

2,453 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$8.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	160.13	966	2,439
Medium and Large 1-2	577	151.71	875	14thin

One grade step is worth $8.42/cwt here — about $91 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 sale2,453 hd

160.09

—

WY average2 barns · 7,571 hd

162.37

−2.29

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	1,572	68.93	1,084	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	49.20	629	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	48.13	553	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	47.66	726	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	—	1,838	76.57/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,407	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,432	60.57/cwt	57.00–64.50	867	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	47.73/cwt	45.00–49.50	543	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	47.66/cwt	47.00–48.00	726	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	601	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	50.60/cwt	50.00–52.00	635	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,821	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,097	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,337	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	6,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	144.36/cwt	134.50–147.00	895	453
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	8,070	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	823	88.91/cwt	79.00–106.00	732	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	558	156.00/cwt	154.00–158.00	870	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	131.44/cwt	127.00–135.00	936	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	155.23/cwt	151.00–163.50	751	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	206.25/cwt	206.25–206.25	860	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	451	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	753	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	190.51/cwt	181.50–196.00	850	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.89/cwt	157.00–166.75	695	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	146.58/cwt	138.00–153.50	844	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	145.97/cwt	137.50–151.25	981	518
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	180.54/cwt	173.00–186.50	856	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	171.81/cwt	161.00–178.50	916	517
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	141.29/cwt	137.75–144.75	1,022	383
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	47.92/cwt	45.50–49.00	622	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,618	81.24/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	140.46/cwt	138.25–141.00	1,067	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	150.19/cwt	141.00–155.00	689	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,044	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,314	48.93/cwt	45.00–52.50	643	60
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	61.61/cwt	52.00–72.00	654	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	876.87/cwt	835.00–925.00	11,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	135.31/cwt	134.60–136.00	911	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	209.42/cwt	200.00–213.00	764	49
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,473	68.73/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,012	13
Bulls	—	—	1,784	68.53/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	153.67/cwt	145.75–160.75	962	350
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	167.69/cwt	164.00–173.00	944	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	669	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	46.02/cwt	44.50–46.50	624	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	944	47.65/cwt	45.00–50.00	450	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	149.98/cwt	144.00–154.00	801	434
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	612	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,022	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	131.12/cwt	126.50–135.00	1,074	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	614	5

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,012Last week 113Year ago 3,660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 81Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 1,582Year ago 75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,838	76.00–78.00	76.57
4	—	1,784	67.00–73.00	68.53
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,432	57.00–64.50	60.57
2	—	1,618	80.00–82.50	81.24
13	—	1,473	66.00–72.00	68.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,137	45.00–49.50	47.73
3	—	1,202	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	47.00–48.00	47.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,255	50.00–52.00	50.60
12	—	1,298	45.50–49.00	47.92

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)	1	—	1,455	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,097	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	835.00–925.00	876.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	760.00	760.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	712	935.00	935.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	823	79.00–106.00	88.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	60	—	1,314	45.00–52.50	48.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,061	52.00–72.00	61.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,355	44.50–46.50	46.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	944	45.00–50.00	47.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
453	—	620	134.50–147.00	144.36
95	—	712	127.00–135.00	131.44
319	—	484	151.00–163.50	155.23
5	—	349	155.00	155.00
121	—	424	157.00–166.75	163.89
169	—	576	138.00–153.50	146.58
211	—	673	134.60–136.00	135.31
434	—	534	144.00–154.00	149.98
12	—	805	121.00	121.00
5	—	384	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	558	154.00–158.00	156.00
90	—	612	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	451	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	459	141.00–155.00	150.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	417	206.25	206.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	446	181.50–196.00	190.51
518	—	672	137.50–151.25	145.97
114	—	474	173.00–186.50	180.54
517	—	533	161.00–178.50	171.81
383	—	723	137.75–144.75	141.29
34	—	760	138.25–141.00	140.46
49	—	365	200.00–213.00	209.42
350	—	626	145.75–160.75	153.67
288	—	563	164.00–173.00	167.69
10	—	855	125.00	125.00
17	—	323	207.00	207.00
21	—	819	126.50–135.00	131.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	646	144.00	144.00
6	—	484	162.00	162.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle