Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows and bulls higher overtones noted with 8.00 to 10.00 higher, not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate to good with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.91/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$179.91

90 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.05

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	179.91	1,063	90

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale90 hd

179.91

—

WY average2 barns · 4,665 hd

195.96

−16.05

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	—	High	1,659	87.64	1,454	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	74.84	1,149	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	67.47	856	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	60.20	645	33

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	993	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,248	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	185.85/cwt	183.50–191.00	972	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,172	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,013	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,184	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	1,136.99/cwt	1,100.00–1,170.00	16,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	178.24/cwt	175.00–180.00	717	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	971	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	179.04/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,022	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	160.71/cwt	160.00–162.00	945	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	167.00/cwt	164.50–172.00	815	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	972	56.76/cwt	55.50–58.00	552	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,009	50.18/cwt	47.00–53.00	506	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	837	110.33/cwt	105.00–125.00	923	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	851	92.27/cwt	87.00–95.00	785	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	63.01/cwt	60.50–64.50	761	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	57.86/cwt	55.00–61.00	586	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	660.37/cwt	650.00–685.00	6,967	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,069	63.04/cwt	60.50–69.00	674	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	962	75.66/cwt	71.00–81.00	728	23
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,402	84.30/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,182	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,348	75.48/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,017	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	88.51/cwt	84.00–91.50	1,509	38
Bulls	—	—	1,866	96.26/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,796	13
Bulls	—	—	1,748	75.81/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,325	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	64.78/cwt	63.00–66.50	808	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	49.26/cwt	47.00–51.00	502	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	78.79/cwt	70.00–95.50	1,198	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	59.39/cwt	57.50–61.00	615	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	63.59/cwt	61.50–68.00	709	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	70.16/cwt	67.00–74.50	901	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	57.98/cwt	57.00–59.00	729	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	995	1

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 4,180Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 151Year ago 309

Replacement CattleReceipts 168Last week 179Year ago 405

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	993	138.50	138.50
9	—	829	150.50	150.50
24	—	523	183.50–191.00	185.85
26	—	498	195.00	195.00
25	—	571	176.00–180.00	179.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	402	175.00–180.00	178.24
17	—	588	160.00–162.00	160.71
21	—	488	164.50–172.00	167.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,172	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	1,100.00–1,170.00	1,136.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,055	650.00–685.00	660.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	972	55.50–58.00	56.76
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	837	105.00–125.00	110.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	851	87.00–95.00	92.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,208	60.50–64.50	63.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,013	55.00–61.00	57.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	962	71.00–81.00	75.66
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,009	47.00–53.00	50.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,069	60.50–69.00	63.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,402	82.00–86.00	84.30
6	—	1,348	72.00–77.00	75.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,705	84.00–91.50	88.51
13	—	1,866	93.00–100.00	96.26
3	—	1,748	73.00–79.00	75.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,247	63.00–66.50	64.78
19	—	1,284	67.00–74.50	70.16
2	—	1,258	57.00–59.00	57.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,019	47.00–51.00	49.26
13	—	1,035	57.50–61.00	59.39
16	—	1,115	61.50–68.00	63.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	70.00–95.50	78.79
1	—	1,580	63.00	63.00

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