Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a special back to grass and feeder special; slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher instances 7.00-8.00 , slaughter bulls steady with 2.00-4.00 higher, instance individual 10.00 higher. Feeder calves and back to grass calves good demand with good buyer participation. Higher overtones noted on most classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.27/cwt on 1,082 head.

Average price

$156.27

1,082 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$9.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.33

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	156.62	1,005	1,043
Medium and Large 1-2	555	146.95	816	39

One grade step is worth $9.67/cwt here — about $189 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 sale1,082 hd

156.27

—

WY average2 barns · 2,507 hd

152.94

+3.33

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	1,878	86.13	1,618	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	65.95	1,002	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,131	65.42	740	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	65.29	835	27

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1Spayed	—	762	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,078	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	993	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	652	166.75/cwt	152.00–167.50	1,087	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	132.33/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,080	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	162.03/cwt	152.85–163.25	961	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,084	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,225	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	558	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	915	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	1,067.34/cwt	1,060.00–1,075.00	13,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	206.73/cwt	200.00–212.50	899	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,041	77.69/cwt	70.00–82.00	809	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	943	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,047	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	925.64/cwt	850.00–985.00	10,904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	157.63/cwt	152.00–168.00	801	37
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,286	65.46/cwt	60.00–69.50	842	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	193.47/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,037	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,181	1,525.19/cwt	1,300.00–1,600.00	18,012	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,530	76.99/cwt	74.50–80.00	1,178	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	69.84/cwt	68.50–71.00	1,063	7
Bulls	—	—	1,894	84.06/cwt	77.50–89.00	1,592	8
Bulls	—	—	1,685	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,264	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	63.23/cwt	61.00–65.00	960	10
Bulls	—	—	1,987	92.69/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,842	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	67.36/cwt	66.00–72.00	862	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	63.06/cwt	60.00–64.50	806	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	65.91/cwt	62.00–70.00	754	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	62.46/cwt	59.00–64.25	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	578	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	988	66.77/cwt	63.00–69.00	660	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	92.59/cwt	85.00–106.00	960	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,188	1,123.85/cwt	1,100.00–1,185.00	13,351	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	7,777	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	118.18/cwt	113.00–132.00	1,016	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	574	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	526	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	136.06/cwt	131.00–160.00	993	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	177.79/cwt	175.00–180.00	773	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	162.14/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,075	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,208	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	139.28/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,157	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	174.98/cwt	172.50–182.00	1,010	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	155.99/cwt	154.50–158.75	994	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	618	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	149.50/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,096	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	172.34/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,081	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,070	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	692	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	154.27/cwt	154.25–154.50	1,020	125

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.

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Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Tue Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,799Last week 97Year ago 905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 64Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 53Year ago 132

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	762	141.50	141.50
247	—	652	152.00–167.50	166.75
23	—	558	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	688	144.00–145.00	144.33
9	—	367	157.50	157.50
9	—	434	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	455	160.00	160.00
43	—	816	129.00–134.00	132.33
166	—	593	152.85–163.25	162.03
9	—	903	120.00	120.00
5	—	375	160.00	160.00
6	—	787	133.00	133.00
37	—	508	152.00–168.00	157.63
9	—	346	166.00	166.00
98	—	730	131.00–160.00	136.06
42	—	435	175.00–180.00	177.79
178	—	637	154.50–158.75	155.99
125	—	661	154.25–154.50	154.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,012	121.00	121.00
26	—	435	200.00–212.50	206.73
18	—	458	206.00	206.00
37	—	536	188.00–200.00	193.47
24	—	663	154.00–165.00	162.14
14	—	966	125.00	125.00
14	—	831	138.00–140.00	139.28
36	—	577	172.50–182.00	174.98
59	—	733	146.00–154.00	149.50
78	—	627	169.00–176.00	172.34
13	—	778	137.50	137.50
16	—	374	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	190.00	190.00
7	—	499	171.00	171.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,060.00–1,075.00	1,067.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,178	850.00–985.00	925.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,181	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,525.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,123.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,041	70.00–82.00	77.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,286	60.00–69.50	65.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	988	63.00–69.00	66.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,037	85.00–106.00	92.59
(<2 yrs)	Open	35	—	860	113.00–132.00	118.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	770	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	74.50–80.00	76.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,894	77.50–89.00	84.06
1	—	1,685	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,987	91.00–103.00	92.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,522	68.50–71.00	69.84
10	—	1,518	61.00–65.00	63.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,279	66.00–72.00	67.36
13	—	1,278	60.00–64.50	63.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,144	62.00–70.00	65.91
9	—	1,053	59.00–64.25	62.46

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle