Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First feeder calf sale of 2022; higher overtones noted on all classes with good demand and buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.15/cwt on 2,319 head.

Average price

$182.15

2,319 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$2.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	182.30	1,108	2,179
Medium and Large 1-2	547	179.88	983	140

One grade step is worth $2.41/cwt here — about $124 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 sale2,319 hd

182.15

—

WY average1 barns · 2,319 hd

182.15

+0.00

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

27 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	—	490	194.20/cwt	190.50–197.00	952	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	184.44/cwt	172.00–189.25	878	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	173.54/cwt	161.50–175.50	934	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	171.77/cwt	167.00–177.00	988	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	227.93/cwt	224.00–238.00	759	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	529	202.03/cwt	196.50–208.00	1,069	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	440	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	983	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	158.98/cwt	158.00–161.00	889	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	185.14/cwt	179.00–195.00	785	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	551	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	997	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	168.83/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,121	450
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	179.41/cwt	173.00–187.00	1,121	455
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,031	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	169.46/cwt	158.50–175.00	976	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	964	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	710	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,001	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	546	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	184.37/cwt	179.00–189.00	726	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	148.35/cwt	142.50–152.00	1,015	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	157.70/cwt	151.75–160.75	989	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	212.67/cwt	201.00–219.00	997	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	200.14/cwt	199.00–201.00	869	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	823	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	198.61/cwt	189.00–204.00	1,057	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	186.42/cwt	178.00–195.25	1,072	356
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	163.02/cwt	154.50–166.50	1,166	370

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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Receipts 4,437Last week 1,749Year ago 5,597

First feeder calf sale of 2022; higher overtones noted on all classes with good demand and buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	490	190.50–197.00	194.20
6	—	718	146.50	146.50
14	—	683	151.00	151.00
45	—	576	158.50–175.00	169.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	333	224.00–238.00	227.93
450	—	664	161.00–175.00	168.83
455	—	625	173.00–187.00	179.41
163	—	469	201.00–219.00	212.67
12	—	434	199.00–201.00	200.14
14	—	361	228.00	228.00
235	—	532	189.00–204.00	198.61
356	—	575	178.00–195.25	186.42
370	—	715	154.50–166.50	163.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	529	196.50–208.00	202.03
24	—	440	223.50	223.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
290	—	476	172.00–189.25	184.44
165	—	538	161.50–175.50	173.54
244	—	575	167.00–177.00	171.77
158	—	424	179.00–195.00	185.14
8	—	321	170.00	170.00
26	—	394	179.00–189.00	184.37
51	—	684	142.50–152.00	148.35
150	—	627	151.75–160.75	157.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	559	158.00–161.00	158.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	551	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	964	135.00	135.00
16	—	710	141.00	141.00

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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