Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, on a calf and yearling special; slaughter cows steady instance 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 lower. Yearlings more offering with no comparisons from last week, feeder calves steady to lower undertones noted on most classes. Demand moderate to good with limited participation. October 8th will start Friday cow and bull sales, with Tuesdays for calves and yearlings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.24/cwt on 1,105 head.

Average price

$167.24

1,105 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$249

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

$46.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	396	175.50	695	12thin
Medium and Large 1	653	167.83	1,096	1,074
Medium and Large 1-2	732	128.93	944	19thin

One grade step is worth $46.57/cwt here — about −$249 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 sale1,105 hd

167.24

—

WY average2 barns · 3,367 hd

164.17

+3.07

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	1,546	71.44	1,105	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	57.49	908	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	52.80	682	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	52.55	582	19

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	900	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,346	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	126.82/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	697	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	986	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	144.19/cwt	134.50–146.00	838	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	712	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,025	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	642	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	899	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	185.73/cwt	184.00–186.50	639	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	147.51/cwt	144.00–148.50	757	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	171.11/cwt	166.25–177.25	722	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	943	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	816	141.82/cwt	140.00–143.25	1,157	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,074	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	1,065.44/cwt	1,060.00–1,075.00	11,304	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,309	1,074.40/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	14,064	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	74.04/cwt	72.00–81.00	795	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	59.19/cwt	55.25–65.50	627	42
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	53.73/cwt	50.00–56.00	683	150
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	956	47.08/cwt	42.00–49.50	450	72
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	61.28/cwt	56.00–65.00	852	31
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	911	93.13/cwt	86.50–108.00	848	31
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,541	63.34/cwt	60.00–66.50	976	15
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,047	95.32/cwt	93.00–101.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	988	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	777	143.81/cwt	137.00–144.25	1,117	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	153.85/cwt	149.00–154.50	1,198	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	148.86/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,311	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	158.70/cwt	154.50–164.00	814	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	210.06/cwt	208.50–214.00	697	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	149.54/cwt	145.00–153.00	929	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	594	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	128.93/cwt	123.00–131.00	944	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	155.71/cwt	146.50–156.10	1,277	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	184.09/cwt	180.00–187.50	874	100
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	396	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	695	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	429	196.66/cwt	194.00–201.00	844	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	154.88/cwt	146.00–156.25	1,052	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	201.80/cwt	198.00–204.00	811	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	204.85/cwt	204.00–205.00	801	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	157.12/cwt	151.50–158.10	1,142	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	516	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	929	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.97/cwt	151.00–157.00	708	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	175.81/cwt	171.00–182.50	468	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	139.86/cwt	139.50–140.00	1,140	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	652	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	740	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,075	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	797	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,124	46
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,389	73.30/cwt	68.00–82.50	1,018	16
Bulls	—	—	1,863	72.59/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,352	10
Bulls	—	—	1,945	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,566	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	50.66/cwt	50.00–51.00	680	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	58.14/cwt	56.00–60.00	904	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,086	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	824	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	54.71/cwt	51.00–56.50	606	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	54.60/cwt	53.00–58.00	681	25

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,264Last week 1,908Year ago 2,164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 62Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 458Last week 50Year ago 331

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	900	149.50	149.50
92	—	551	179.25	179.25
183	—	779	149.00–154.50	153.85
74	—	881	148.00–150.00	148.86
40	—	513	154.50–164.00	158.70
42	—	332	208.50–214.00	210.06
38	—	621	145.00–153.00	149.54
153	—	820	146.50–156.10	155.71
100	—	475	180.00–187.50	184.09
68	—	679	146.00–156.25	154.88
22	—	402	198.00–204.00	201.80
54	—	391	204.00–205.00	204.85
55	—	727	151.50–158.10	157.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	732	123.00–131.00	128.93
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	396	175.50	175.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	429	194.00–201.00	196.66
29	—	516	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,088	111.00	111.00
11	—	923	125.00–129.00	126.82
39	—	581	134.50–146.00	144.19
34	—	344	184.00–186.50	185.73
81	—	513	144.00–148.50	147.51
140	—	422	166.25–177.25	171.11
13	—	671	140.00–141.00	140.48
9	—	756	142.00	142.00
18	—	460	151.00–157.00	153.97
12	—	266	171.00–182.50	175.81
28	—	815	139.50–140.00	139.86
16	—	360	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	697	141.50	141.50
18	—	712	144.00	144.00
27	—	642	140.00	140.00
69	—	816	140.00–143.25	141.82
83	—	777	137.00–144.25	143.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	594	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	740	145.25	145.25
46	—	797	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,061	1,060.00–1,075.00	1,065.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,309	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,074.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,074	72.00–81.00	74.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,059	55.25–65.50	59.19
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	150	—	1,271	50.00–56.00	53.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	72	—	956	42.00–49.50	47.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,390	56.00–65.00	61.28
(<2 yrs)	Open	31	—	911	86.50–108.00	93.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,541	60.00–66.50	63.34
3	—	1,047	93.00–101.00	95.32
16	—	1,389	68.00–82.50	73.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,863	71.00–75.00	72.59
2	—	1,945	80.00–81.00	80.50
1	—	1,670	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	41.00	41.00
16	—	1,108	51.00–56.50	54.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,343	50.00–51.00	50.66
25	—	1,247	53.00–58.00	54.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	56.00–60.00	58.14
1	—	1,585	68.50	68.50
2	—	1,615	51.00	51.00

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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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

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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

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle