Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a feeder calf special; light offering on slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with feeder steers and heifers higher overtones noted. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.24/cwt on 401 head.

Average price

$166.24

401 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$26.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.03

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	166.64	877	395
Medium and Large 1-2	513	140.00	718	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.64/cwt here — about $159 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 sale401 hd

166.24

—

WY average2 barns · 2,331 hd

152.21

+14.03

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	2,068	79.33	1,641	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	63.67	1,012	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	60.91	795	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	60.49	677	8thin

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
Bulls	—	—	2,780	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,696	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,404	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,233	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	97.67/cwt	90.00–101.50	1,013	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,316	1,358.20/cwt	1,325.00–1,435.00	17,874	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,565	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	59.15/cwt	55.50–61.00	671	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	71.10/cwt	71.10–71.10	1,047	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	692	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	60.91/cwt	59.00–64.00	795	16
Bulls	—	—	1,712	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	127.57/cwt	123.00–130.00	913	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	152.76/cwt	148.00–156.00	888	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	558	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	157.25/cwt	157.00–157.50	829	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	173.06/cwt	172.50–174.00	1,078	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	153.89/cwt	151.00–156.00	980	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	413	178.75/cwt	178.00–181.00	738	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,077	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	541	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	860	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,058	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	465	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	838	114
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,165	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	76.17/cwt	72.00–87.00	829	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	210.14/cwt	206.00–212.00	990	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	174.44/cwt	169.00–177.00	830	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	896	111.87/cwt	103.00–115.50	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	184.84/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,067	42
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,356	60.26/cwt	57.50–62.50	817	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	66.49/cwt	62.00–71.00	863	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	702	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	61.19/cwt	60.00–63.00	997	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	1,080.45/cwt	1,010.00–1,210.00	13,700	3

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 Apr 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 339Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 79Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 409Year ago 318

Compared to last Tuesday on a feeder calf special; light offering on slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with feeder steers and heifers higher overtones noted. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,780	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,712	88.50	88.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,135	55.50–61.00	59.15
2	—	1,073	64.50	64.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	71.10	71.10
9	—	1,629	60.00–63.00	61.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,306	59.00–64.00	60.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,430	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,316	1,325.00–1,435.00	1,358.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,268	1,010.00–1,210.00	1,080.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,037	90.00–101.50	97.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,088	72.00–87.00	76.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	896	103.00–115.50	111.87
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,356	57.50–62.50	60.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,298	62.00–71.00	66.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	1,300.00	1,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	653	136.00	136.00
15	—	716	123.00–130.00	127.57
17	—	581	148.00–156.00	152.76
30	—	527	157.00–157.50	157.25
100	—	637	151.00–156.00	153.89
32	—	476	169.00–177.00	174.44
6	—	399	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	186.00	186.00
59	—	413	178.00–181.00	178.75
10	—	541	159.00	159.00
114	—	465	180.25	180.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	623	172.50–174.00	173.06
7	—	527	189.50	189.50
10	—	756	142.50	142.50
39	—	722	146.50	146.50
20	—	471	206.00–212.00	210.14
42	—	577	184.00–187.00	184.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	191.00	191.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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