Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a special weaned calf sale; slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with instances 1.00-3.00 higher. Weaned calves compared to two weeks ago mostly steady with lower undertones noted with steers 3.00-6.00 lower instances 8.00-12.00, heifers 2.00-4.00 lower instances 6.00-10.00. Demand good to moderate, with buyers not as aggressive as two weeks ago.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.06/cwt on 1,826 head.

Average price

$169.06

1,826 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$8.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	169.61	909	1,705
Medium and Large 1-2	438	161.28	706	121

One grade step is worth $8.33/cwt here — about $203 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 sale1,826 hd

169.06

—

WY average2 barns · 3,846 hd

172.84

−3.78

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	1,650	75.87	1,252	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	61.00	917	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	56.42	715	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	49.86	518	34

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	435	183.53/cwt	175.00–189.50	798	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	146.93/cwt	146.00–147.50	858	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	160.80/cwt	152.00–166.25	994	149
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,275	61.14/cwt	59.00–65.00	780	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,479	75.72/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,120	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,560	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	51.69/cwt	48.00–55.00	642	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	69.57/cwt	65.00–73.00	776	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	56.55/cwt	55.00–59.00	628	73
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	80.63/cwt	79.00–84.00	782	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,326	59.74/cwt	52.00–64.50	792	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	868.09/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	734	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	163.88/cwt	155.00–170.00	683	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	178.92/cwt	171.00–185.50	845	294
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	161.77/cwt	151.25–163.00	1,068	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	178.22/cwt	176.00–181.00	921	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	728	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	873	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	132	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	213	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	206.52/cwt	198.25–213.00	886	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	165.77/cwt	160.50–167.25	1,167	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	614	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	60.10/cwt	58.00–64.00	781	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	45.67/cwt	42.00–46.00	460	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	54.97/cwt	53.00–57.50	600	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	51.86/cwt	49.00–53.00	541	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	61.00/cwt	58.50–63.00	917	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	54.72/cwt	50.50–56.50	683	21
Bulls	—	—	1,581	69.29/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,095	5
Bulls	—	—	1,871	88.88/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,663	5
Bulls	—	—	1,915	77.18/cwt	72.50–85.00	1,478	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	148.24/cwt	143.75–150.00	1,072	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	931	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	179.15/cwt	174.00–187.50	641	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	167.77/cwt	161.00–175.50	1,134	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	187.44/cwt	182.50–191.00	1,055	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	207.95/cwt	199.00–213.50	971	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	992	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	202.28/cwt	199.75–222.00	771	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	180.28/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,136	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	192.38/cwt	182.00–196.35	1,037	371
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	698	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	161.98/cwt	151.00–166.50	912	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	172.67/cwt	166.00–176.00	901	395

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 Jan 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,180Last week 0Year ago 6,012

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 215Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 179Last week 1,616Year ago 163

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	435	175.00–189.50	183.53
149	—	618	152.00–166.25	160.80
7	—	777	134.50	134.50
294	—	472	171.00–185.50	178.92
198	—	660	151.25–163.00	161.77
5	—	862	131.50	131.50
17	—	290	190.00	190.00
141	—	723	143.75–150.00	148.24
165	—	358	174.00–187.50	179.15
182	—	563	151.00–166.50	161.98
395	—	522	166.00–176.00	172.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	584	146.00–147.50	146.93
56	—	417	155.00–170.00	163.88
12	—	132	161.00	161.00
16	—	631	147.50	147.50
19	—	390	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	332	221.00	221.00
105	—	429	198.25–213.00	206.52
6	—	762	149.00	149.00
50	—	704	160.50–167.25	165.77
100	—	676	161.00–175.50	167.77
181	—	563	182.50–191.00	187.44
156	—	467	199.00–213.50	207.95
165	—	381	199.75–222.00	202.28
265	—	630	170.00–184.00	180.28
371	—	539	182.00–196.35	192.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	517	176.00–181.00	178.22
27	—	364	200.00	200.00
14	—	457	191.00	191.00
30	—	600	165.25	165.25
7	—	311	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	59.00–65.00	61.14
15	—	1,479	72.00–80.00	75.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,581	67.00–71.00	69.29
5	—	1,871	88.00–91.00	88.88
11	—	1,915	72.50–85.00	77.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	48.00	48.00
12	—	1,300	58.00–64.00	60.10
21	—	1,249	50.50–56.50	54.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,008	42.00–46.00	45.67
8	—	1,092	53.00–57.50	54.97
11	—	1,044	49.00–53.00	51.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	58.50–63.00	61.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,320	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,170	800.00–900.00	868.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,242	48.00–55.00	51.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,115	65.00–73.00	69.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	73	—	1,110	55.00–59.00	56.55
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	970	79.00–84.00	80.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,326	52.00–64.50	59.74

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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Heifers · 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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