Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on calf and yearling special: Steers under 400 lbs instances 5.00-11.00 higher, over 400 lbs to under 650 lbs steady instances 2.00-3.00 lower, over 650 lbs steady instances 6.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves steady with 350 lbs under 400 lbs instances 6.00 higher, over 400 lbs under 600 lbs instances 2.00-3.00 lower, best advances for 600 lb to 640 lbs instances 6.00-7.00 higher. Demand moderate to good with uneven prices as sale progressed and buyers filled loads.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.16/cwt on 2,318 head.

Average price

$177.16

2,318 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$35.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.01

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	178.64	915	2,084
Medium and Large 1-2	495	166.70	825	207
Medium 1-2	467	143.00	668	27

One grade step is worth $35.64/cwt here — about $247 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 sale2,318 hd

177.16

—

WY average2 barns · 4,374 hd

178.17

−1.01

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1Guaranteed Open	—	950	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,278	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	191.23/cwt	185.00–197.00	643	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	133.93/cwt	132.75–135.50	895	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	136.15/cwt	132.50–141.00	839	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	178.72/cwt	175.00–189.00	674	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	206.87/cwt	200.00–214.00	687	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.78/cwt	142.00–153.00	924	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	207.22/cwt	196.00–214.00	792	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	202.91/cwt	193.00–210.00	844	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	137.47/cwt	136.50–138.50	993	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	150.43/cwt	149.00–151.50	1,185	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	160.17/cwt	152.00–167.25	908	491
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	187.75/cwt	180.00–191.00	899	684
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	582	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	467	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	668	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,342	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	708	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	170.32/cwt	169.00–171.00	829	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	143.35/cwt	141.00–148.00	814	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	162.08/cwt	159.00–165.50	885	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	766	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	175.35/cwt	167.00–184.75	903	306
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	138.27/cwt	133.00–144.00	807	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	167.82/cwt	161.00–174.75	698	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	153.87/cwt	151.00–155.50	797	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	156.23/cwt	147.50–163.25	745	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	467	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	806	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	143.69/cwt	138.50–146.75	966	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.46/cwt	136.50–143.00	660	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	149.37/cwt	141.00–155.50	639	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	158.11/cwt	151.00–168.00	590	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	501	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	733	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	148.89/cwt	143.75–149.75	1,207	97

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.

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Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Tue Oct 26, 2021

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

Receipts 5,654Last week 5,043Year ago 4,910

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	950	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	717	145.00	145.00
21	—	336	185.00–197.00	191.23
30	—	668	132.75–135.50	133.93
58	—	616	132.50–141.00	136.15
69	—	377	175.00–189.00	178.72
113	—	584	133.00–144.00	138.27
186	—	416	161.00–174.75	167.82
229	—	518	151.00–155.50	153.87
240	—	477	147.50–163.25	156.23
97	—	811	143.75–149.75	148.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	467	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	470	136.50–143.00	140.46
71	—	428	141.00–155.50	149.37
75	—	373	151.00–168.00	158.11
86	—	311	161.00	161.00
18	—	539	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	332	200.00–214.00	206.87
45	—	625	142.00–153.00	147.78
135	—	382	196.00–214.00	207.22
216	—	416	193.00–210.00	202.91
28	—	722	136.50–138.50	137.47
28	—	788	149.00–151.50	150.43
491	—	567	152.00–167.25	160.17
684	—	479	180.00–191.00	187.75
8	—	276	211.00	211.00
34	—	927	144.75	144.75
306	—	515	167.00–184.75	175.35
65	—	672	138.50–146.75	143.69
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	467	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	643	136.00	136.00
13	—	391	181.00	181.00
30	—	487	169.00–171.00	170.32
30	—	568	141.00–148.00	143.35
56	—	546	159.00–165.50	162.08
68	—	423	181.00	181.00

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