Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale selling all classes of cattle; slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 higher with higher yielding bulls, not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Several bred and cow/calf pairs with good demand and buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.10/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$162.10

53 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.42

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	162.10	695	53

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 sale53 hd

162.10

—

WY average2 barns · 1,310 hd

147.68

+14.42

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	1,575	97.41	1,534	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,631	61.17	998	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,346	60.57	815	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	58.80	652	43

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,974	93.71/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,850	6
Bulls	—	—	1,560	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	63.83/cwt	62.00–65.50	884	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	56.49/cwt	56.00–57.00	942	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,062	120.12/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,276	8
Bulls	—	—	1,823	87.55/cwt	85.50–90.00	1,596	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	965.31/cwt	900.00–1,035.00	13,186	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,141	1,068.76/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	12,195	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	46.55/cwt	45.00–49.00	431	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	19,252	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,580	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,286	1,308.43/cwt	1,110.00–1,400.00	16,826	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,297	64.48/cwt	61.00–69.00	836	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,187	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	52.89/cwt	51.00–54.50	546	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	538	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	851	107.78/cwt	103.00–113.00	917	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	13,965	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	1,399.99/cwt	1,350.00–1,410.00	18,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	669	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	79.33/cwt	70.00–85.00	881	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	65.85/cwt	64.50–68.50	1,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	58.64/cwt	55.00–60.50	776	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	61.47/cwt	60.00–64.50	726	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,417	1,018.47/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	14,432	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	56.93/cwt	50.00–59.50	600	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,331	967.89/cwt	960.00–985.00	12,883	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	96.27/cwt	89.00–100.00	997	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	1,520.00/cwt	1,520.00–1,520.00	18,939	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,319	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	738	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,323	84.48/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	159.22/cwt	159.00–160.00	707	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	894	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	801	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	839	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,566	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	15,034	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,455.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	16,151	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	16,850	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	55.97/cwt	54.00–60.00	691	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	678	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 Apr 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 669Year ago 1,330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 53Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 292Last week 97Year ago 851

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,974	92.00–96.00	93.71
2	—	1,560	75.00	75.00
9	—	1,823	85.50–90.00	87.55
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,062	114.00–125.00	120.12
2	—	1,323	82.00–87.50	84.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,385	62.00–65.50	63.83
27	—	1,323	55.00–60.50	58.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	56.00–57.00	56.49
3	—	1,595	64.50–68.50	65.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	51.00	51.00
19	—	1,181	60.00–64.50	61.47
23	—	1,054	50.00–59.50	56.93

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,366	900.00–1,035.00	965.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,141	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,068.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,286	1,110.00–1,400.00	1,308.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,318	1,350.00–1,410.00	1,399.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,417	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,018.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,331	960.00–985.00	967.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,246	1,520.00	1,520.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,566	960.00	960.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	925	45.00–49.00	46.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	56	—	1,297	61.00–69.00	64.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,032	51.00–54.50	52.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	851	103.00–113.00	107.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,111	70.00–85.00	79.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,036	89.00–100.00	96.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,234	54.00–60.00	55.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,215	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,199	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,066	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,110	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,455.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,239	1,360.00	1,360.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,319	1,150.00	1,150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	167.50	167.50
12	—	377	177.50	177.50
14	—	487	151.50	151.50
22	—	444	159.00–160.00	159.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	526	170.00	170.00
15	—	421	190.25	190.25
5	—	466	180.00	180.00
5	—	352	192.50	192.50

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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