Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a feeder calf special; slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder calves compared to two weeks ago; steer calves unevenly steady with best advances on 500-550 lb calves instances 4.00-10.00 higher, 650-685 lb steers instances 7.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs lower undertones noted, over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.70/cwt on 698 head.

Average price

$154.70

698 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

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

$10.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.96

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	530	165.00	875	16thin
Medium and Large 1	658	154.46	1,017	682

One grade step is worth $10.54/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale698 hd

154.70

—

WY average2 barns · 3,053 hd

170.66

−15.96

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	—	Low	1,720	74.52	1,282	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,616	56.14	907	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	55.50	764	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	54.45	607	13

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,062	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	54.45/cwt	51.50–57.00	607	13
Bulls	—	—	1,720	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,075	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	77.66/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,408	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	55.50/cwt	54.50–57.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	527	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,096	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,020	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,040	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	134.61/cwt	130.50–136.00	884	72
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,681	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	66.61/cwt	64.00–71.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	133.72/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,090	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	153.31/cwt	145.00–155.50	1,032	148
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	93.78/cwt	89.00–100.00	924	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	84.69/cwt	80.00–87.50	900	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	129.85/cwt	124.50–131.25	988	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	931	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,395.48/cwt	1,010.00–1,450.00	19,467	37
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	55.00/cwt	53.50–58.00	687	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,351	59.18/cwt	56.50–63.00	800	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	7,523	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,046.66/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	13,366	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.50	932	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.53/cwt	130.00–138.50	835	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	178.18/cwt	172.75–185.50	944	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	55.19/cwt	53.50–57.00	858	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	47.75/cwt	46.00–49.50	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	167.52/cwt	166.00–173.75	968	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	804.59/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,885	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,291	952.52/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	12,297	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	155.50/cwt	148.00–161.50	994	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	183.26/cwt	182.75–184.00	878	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	153.99/cwt	152.00–157.00	836	25

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,300Last week 95Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 107Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 338Year ago 163

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,555	53.50–57.00	55.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,115	51.50–57.00	54.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,376	54.50–57.00	55.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	71.00	71.00
4	—	1,813	75.00–81.00	77.66
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	70.00	70.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	262	201.00	201.00
23	—	718	142.00	142.00
25	—	785	132.50	132.50
103	—	815	131.00–135.00	133.72
148	—	673	145.00–155.50	153.31
54	—	530	172.75–185.50	178.18
45	—	578	166.00–173.75	167.52
6	—	332	201.00	201.00
257	—	639	148.00–161.50	155.50
14	—	479	182.75–184.00	183.26
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	530	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	785	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	563	147.00	147.00
19	—	870	126.00	126.00
72	—	657	130.50–136.00	134.61
6	—	996	101.50	101.50
136	—	761	124.50–131.25	129.85
5	—	408	160.00	160.00
11	—	922	101.00	101.00
15	—	706	131.00–133.50	132.01
10	—	493	160.00	160.00
26	—	625	130.00–138.50	133.53
25	—	543	152.00–157.00	153.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	545	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,193	64.00–71.00	66.61
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	985	89.00–100.00	93.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,063	80.00–87.50	84.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,249	53.50–58.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,351	56.50–63.00	59.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	46.00–49.50	47.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	—	1,395	1,010.00–1,450.00	1,395.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,291	800.00–1,000.00	952.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,277	850.00–1,075.00	1,046.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	980	750.00–825.00	804.59

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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