Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday slaughter cows on a light offering steady instances 1.00-5.00 higher with slaughter bulls firm. Not enough yearlings for a good market test. Good demand and participation for feeder calves special today with higher overtones noted on all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.11/cwt on 814 head.

Average price

$186.11

814 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$3.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.75

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	186.16	927	803
Medium and Large 1-2	401	182.68	733	11thin

One grade step is worth $3.48/cwt here — about $194 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 sale814 hd

186.11

—

WY average2 barns · 1,963 hd

173.37

+12.75

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	1,739	77.59	1,349	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	65.28	1,043	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	60.22	807	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	52.57	591	8thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1-2	—	490	153.16/cwt	151.00–154.00	750	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	59.30/cwt	57.50–60.00	795	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,819	84.54/cwt	83.50–86.00	1,538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,734	77.08/cwt	74.50–81.00	1,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,177	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	694	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	815	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,176	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	696	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	159.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	840	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,364	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	191.56/cwt	181.00–201.00	810	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,041	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	169.75/cwt	160.00–173.75	973	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,150	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	154.94/cwt	146.50–160.25	1,112	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	168.44/cwt	159.00–174.00	785	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	511	161.60/cwt	161.60–161.60	826	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	961	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	212.48/cwt	208.00–220.00	818	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	175.70/cwt	166.00–184.75	900	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	188.15/cwt	178.00–196.00	890	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	933	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	148.93/cwt	143.00–152.50	858	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	186.29/cwt	175.00–189.00	712	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	172.12/cwt	162.25–180.00	740	142
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	781.62/cwt	750.00–860.00	9,794	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	769	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,419	70.30/cwt	70.00–72.50	998	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,264	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,509	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	728.28/cwt	700.00–785.00	8,921	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	42.08/cwt	41.00–46.00	461	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,317	57.03/cwt	56.00–59.50	751	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,106	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	43.81/cwt	42.50–45.00	466	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	64.00/cwt	63.00–65.00	879	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	59.84/cwt	59.50–60.50	936	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	67.32/cwt	66.50–69.50	1,084	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	53.24/cwt	51.00–54.50	602	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	702	2

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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,908Last week 507Year ago 1,238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 82Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 54Year ago 143

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	490	151.00–154.00	153.16
13	—	446	156.00	156.00
6	—	326	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	844	139.50	139.50
33	—	347	200.00	200.00
100	—	528	150.00–160.00	159.15
173	—	466	159.00–174.00	168.44
12	—	657	142.00	142.00
19	—	576	143.00–152.50	148.93
94	—	382	175.00–189.00	186.29
142	—	430	162.25–180.00	172.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	815	144.25	144.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	511	161.60	161.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,022	133.50	133.50
34	—	423	181.00–201.00	191.56
10	—	310	215.00	215.00
14	—	685	152.00	152.00
146	—	573	160.00–173.75	169.75
11	—	772	149.00	149.00
5	—	811	148.50	148.50
5	—	279	220.00	220.00
8	—	606	160.00	160.00
13	—	718	146.50–160.25	154.94
138	—	385	208.00–220.00	212.48
142	—	512	166.00–184.75	175.70
172	—	473	178.00–196.00	188.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	397	195.50	195.50
6	—	405	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	483	199.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,341	57.50–60.00	59.30
1	—	1,240	53.50	53.50
3	—	1,373	63.00–65.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	42.50–45.00	43.81
4	—	1,130	51.00–54.50	53.24
2	—	1,170	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	59.50–60.50	59.84
8	—	1,610	66.50–69.50	67.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,819	83.50–86.00	84.54
6	—	1,734	74.50–81.00	77.08
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	70.00	70.00

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)	4	—	1,253	750.00–860.00	781.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,022	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,225	700.00–785.00	728.28
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	91.00	91.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,419	70.00–72.50	70.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,095	41.00–46.00	42.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,317	56.00–59.50	57.03

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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