Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday; slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady with instances 3.00-5.00 higher. On special feeder calf sale, calves compared to two weeks ago; steers under 550 lbs steady with instances 9.00-13.00 higher, 550-650 lb steers under pressure with instances 4.00-7.00 lower. Heifer calves under pressure with instances 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good with special bred cow sale next Tuesday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.08/cwt on 779 head.

Average price

$186.08

779 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$35.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.84

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	186.61	1,119	729
Medium and Large 1-2	499	185.89	927	39
Medium 1-2	606	151.00	915	11thin

One grade step is worth $35.61/cwt here — about $204 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 sale779 hd

186.08

—

WY average2 barns · 3,657 hd

183.24

+2.84

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	1,780	94.88	1,689	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,551	71.69	1,112	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	69.79	901	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	68.63	778	22

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	67.23/cwt	64.00–72.50	879	15
Bulls	—	—	1,866	99.19/cwt	97.00–105.25	1,851	35
Bulls	—	—	1,748	90.98/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,590	9
Bulls	—	—	2,130	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,811	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,412	85.01/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,200	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,370	75.99/cwt	74.50–77.00	1,041	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,371	70.01/cwt	69.00–72.00	960	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	907	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,197	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	164.35/cwt	163.25–165.25	889	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	752	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	152.42/cwt	148.75–160.00	951	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	513	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	166.14/cwt	160.00–168.50	1,130	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	179.92/cwt	172.50–187.00	925	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	206.83/cwt	198.25–209.25	1,053	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	215.18/cwt	205.00–225.50	994	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,163	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,309	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	192.17/cwt	191.00–193.00	928	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	185.41/cwt	181.50–187.50	1,064	184
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	606	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	682	151.63/cwt	151.00–152.50	1,034	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	721	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,020	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	221.89/cwt	211.00–226.50	910	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,301	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	185.87/cwt	185.50–186.00	805	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	972	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	164.70/cwt	155.25–168.00	1,169	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	194.68/cwt	188.00–205.00	567	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	175.00/cwt	170.00–181.00	847	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	611	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	953	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	898	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,137	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	193.15/cwt	192.00–195.50	639	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	1,127.79/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	13,669	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,212	65.81/cwt	64.00–68.00	798	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	71.12/cwt	69.25–75.50	855	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	73.99/cwt	71.50–76.50	1,170	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	60.51/cwt	60.00–61.00	584	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	69.44/cwt	67.00–74.00	799	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	71.07/cwt	69.00–75.50	912	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	69.06/cwt	68.00–69.50	1,048	7

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 Feb 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,800Last week 307Year ago 2,905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 164Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 168Year ago 222

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,308	64.00–72.50	67.23
30	—	1,283	69.00–75.50	71.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,581	71.50–76.50	73.99
7	—	1,517	68.00–69.50	69.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	60.00–61.00	60.51
20	—	1,151	67.00–74.00	69.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,866	97.00–105.25	99.19
9	—	1,748	87.00–95.00	90.98
1	—	2,130	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	83.00–89.00	85.01
3	—	1,370	74.50–77.00	75.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,371	69.00–72.00	70.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,212	64.00–68.00	65.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,202	69.25–75.50	71.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,212	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,127.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	907	132.00	132.00
6	—	898	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	541	163.25–165.25	164.35
81	—	624	148.75–160.00	152.42
22	—	392	184.00	184.00
9	—	716	142.50	142.50
20	—	433	185.50–186.00	185.87
7	—	659	147.50	147.50
18	—	291	188.00–205.00	194.68
94	—	484	170.00–181.00	175.00
22	—	812	140.00	140.00
15	—	331	192.00–195.50	193.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	498	151.00	151.00
5	—	418	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	172.00	172.00
212	—	682	151.00–152.50	151.63
10	—	611	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	750	153.50	153.50
68	—	680	160.00–168.50	166.14
84	—	509	198.25–209.25	206.83
77	—	462	205.00–225.50	215.18
178	—	625	186.00	186.00
8	—	903	145.00	145.00
184	—	574	181.50–187.50	185.41
5	—	376	231.00	231.00
17	—	410	211.00–226.50	221.89
20	—	849	153.25	153.25
82	—	710	155.25–168.00	164.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	514	172.50–187.00	179.92
19	—	483	191.00–193.00	192.17
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	606	151.00	151.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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