Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with feeder calves lower undertones noted from thin fleshed to fleshy. Demand moderate. Couple baby calves 105-120 lbs 250.00 to 400.00 per head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.79/cwt on 532 head.

Average price

$152.79

532 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$351

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

$16.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	416	166.75	693	86
Medium 1-2	547	151.00	826	12thin
Medium and Large 1	696	150.08	1,044	434

One grade step is worth $16.68/cwt here — about −$351 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 sale532 hd

152.79

—

WY average2 barns · 1,231 hd

150.84

+1.95

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	2,033	89.48	1,819	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	61.42	935	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	57.79	750	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	56.03	614	45

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	156.05/cwt	154.50–157.00	808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	867	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	133.27/cwt	129.00–139.00	832	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	64.09/cwt	63.50–65.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	154.94/cwt	152.50–157.75	669	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,148	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	819	107.18/cwt	106.00–110.00	878	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,693	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,722	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	78.54/cwt	71.00–83.00	784	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,528	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	18,718	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,627	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	21,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,107	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	167.20/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,040	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	141.58/cwt	141.50–142.00	1,039	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	982	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	787	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	56.22/cwt	50.00–59.50	716	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	53.07/cwt	50.00–55.50	564	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	48.84/cwt	48.00–49.00	522	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	59.42/cwt	57.00–63.00	666	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	60.10/cwt	59.00–61.00	906	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	65.38/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	779	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,031.08/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	14,384	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	61.29/cwt	58.50–66.50	723	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	1,233.76/cwt	1,200.00–1,260.00	16,138	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	547	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	826	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	481	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	687	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	143.51/cwt	139.50–144.50	1,098	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.43/cwt	165.00–167.00	949	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	612	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	64.09/cwt	62.00–65.00	892	9
Bulls	—	—	2,006	92.01/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,846	8
Bulls	—	—	2,077	85.42/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.03/cwt	121.50–128.00	707	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	163.89/cwt	158.75–174.00	847	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	483	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,810	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	54.94/cwt	51.00–56.00	591	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	897.03/cwt	785.00–925.00	12,253	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,351	1,360.43/cwt	1,350.00–1,385.00	18,379	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,561	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	23,025	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,575.49/cwt	1,550.00–1,600.00	20,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	543	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	682	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,040	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	842	91.15/cwt	87.00–97.00	767	16

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 920Last week 152Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 138Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 227Last week 292Year ago 348

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	518	154.50–157.00	156.05
6	—	627	150.00	150.00
7	—	484	161.00	161.00
50	—	354	173.00	173.00
10	—	417	163.50	163.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	870	132.00	132.00
50	—	831	133.25	133.25
45	—	622	162.00–168.00	167.20
36	—	734	141.50–142.00	141.58
184	—	765	139.50–144.50	143.51
64	—	570	165.00–167.00	166.43
29	—	517	158.75–174.00	163.89
15	—	280	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	547	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	947	91.50	91.50
25	—	624	129.00–139.00	133.27
45	—	687	143.00	143.00
6	—	889	115.50	115.50
16	—	570	121.50–128.00	124.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	432	152.50–157.75	154.94
34	—	329	165.00	165.00
6	—	464	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	481	142.75	142.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	508	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,282	63.50–65.00	64.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	819	106.00–110.00	107.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	998	71.00–83.00	78.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,179	58.50–66.50	61.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,075	51.00–56.00	54.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	842	87.00–97.00	91.15
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	915	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,398	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,395	950.00–1,150.00	1,031.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,308	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,233.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,366	785.00–925.00	897.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,255	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,528	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,627	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,351	1,350.00–1,385.00	1,360.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,561	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,274	50.00–59.50	56.22
9	—	1,392	62.00–65.00	64.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,062	50.00–55.50	53.07
6	—	1,069	48.00–49.00	48.84
25	—	1,120	57.00–63.00	59.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,507	59.00–61.00	60.10
3	—	1,565	64.00–68.00	65.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	2,006	90.50–94.50	92.01
5	—	2,077	81.00–89.00	85.42

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

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

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle