Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a calf and yearling special; on a light offering slaughter cows steady instances 3.00-7.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady. Feeder calves steady to 1.00-3.00 higher instances 6.00-10.00 on reputation quality offerings. Demand good. Starting Friday October 8th cow and bull sales start for the season. Calves and yearlings on Tuesday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.77/cwt on 1,666 head.

Average price

$181.77

1,666 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$5.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.12

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	181.96	886	1,605
Medium and Large 1-2	433	176.75	765	61

One grade step is worth $5.21/cwt here — about $122 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 sale1,666 hd

181.77

—

WY average3 barns · 5,769 hd

178.65

+3.12

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	—	Average	1,784	77.67	1,386	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	67.04	1,064	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	55.28	705	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	50.83	543	66

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	666	145.51/cwt	143.00–147.50	969	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	150.08/cwt	141.50–154.50	771	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	182.04/cwt	172.00–200.00	701	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	156.65/cwt	152.25–163.50	743	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	140.23/cwt	133.50–144.00	1,287	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	199.23/cwt	190.00–205.00	829	346
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	164.57/cwt	155.00–171.50	862	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	146.35/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,266	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	209.34/cwt	203.00–211.00	699	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	209.61/cwt	187.00–219.00	767	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	199.61/cwt	189.00–201.00	571	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	173.26/cwt	166.00–181.00	766	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	163.90/cwt	158.00–168.50	929	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	753	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	159.37/cwt	151.50–163.00	987	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	148.18/cwt	140.00–151.50	1,157	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	641	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	154.32/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,015	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	182.31/cwt	173.00–190.50	868	428
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	145.64/cwt	140.75–150.00	1,036	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	205.88/cwt	197.50–213.00	570	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	143.56/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,265	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	166.55/cwt	161.00–174.00	718	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	619	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	875	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	147.45/cwt	141.00–151.50	836	116
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	510	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	645	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,036.67/cwt	960.00–1,085.00	11,714	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,812	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	967	75.63/cwt	71.00–84.00	731	38
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	982	57.65/cwt	54.75–66.00	566	40
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	48.78/cwt	48.50–49.00	578	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	63.57/cwt	58.00–67.00	877	44
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	89.76/cwt	89.00–105.00	714	74
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	53.83/cwt	50.00–56.50	686	29
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,400	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,022	1
Bulls	—	—	1,848	78.45/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,450	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	61.95/cwt	61.00–65.00	808	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	48.14/cwt	46.50–49.00	620	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	67.04/cwt	64.00–68.50	1,064	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	45.86/cwt	44.00–49.00	472	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	52.52/cwt	50.00–55.00	654	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	51.11/cwt	50.00–55.00	549	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	59.95/cwt	56.50–64.00	668	8

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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,382Last week 2,264Year ago 3,227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 225Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 275Last week 458Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	666	143.00–147.50	145.51
212	—	514	141.50–154.50	150.08
1	—	820	141.50	141.50
246	—	385	172.00–200.00	182.04
109	—	474	152.25–163.50	156.65
14	—	918	133.50–144.00	140.23
40	—	286	189.00–201.00	199.61
111	—	781	140.00–151.50	148.18
27	—	881	139.50–145.00	143.56
198	—	431	161.00–174.00	166.55
21	—	330	187.50	187.50
22	—	612	143.00	143.00
116	—	567	141.00–151.50	147.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	473	135.50	135.50
9	—	340	156.50	156.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	510	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
346	—	416	190.00–205.00	199.23
193	—	524	155.00–171.50	164.57
31	—	865	143.00–147.00	146.35
34	—	334	203.00–211.00	209.34
175	—	366	187.00–219.00	209.61
209	—	567	158.00–168.50	163.90
98	—	619	151.50–163.00	159.37
48	—	658	153.00–155.00	154.32
428	—	476	173.00–190.50	182.31
19	—	711	140.75–150.00	145.64
24	—	277	197.50–213.00	205.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	442	166.00–181.00	173.26
12	—	394	191.00	191.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,130	960.00–1,085.00	1,036.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,335	735.00	735.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	—	967	71.00–84.00	75.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	982	54.75–66.00	57.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	48.50–49.00	48.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,380	58.00–67.00	63.57
(<2 yrs)	Open	74	—	795	89.00–105.00	89.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,275	50.00–56.50	53.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,848	75.00–82.00	78.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,304	61.00–65.00	61.95
4	—	1,288	46.50–49.00	48.14
9	—	1,245	50.00–55.00	52.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,587	64.00–68.50	67.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,029	44.00–49.00	45.86
41	—	1,075	50.00–55.00	51.11
8	—	1,115	56.50–64.00	59.95

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

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

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Slaughter Cattle