Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a special feeder calf sale: Slaughter cows 5.00 higher on heavier offering, others steady to instances 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago; steers 400-600 lbs steady instances 7.00-12.00 higher, heifers overtones noted with 5.00-9.00 higher. Demand good with good buyer participation and attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.77/cwt on 529 head.

Average price

$174.77

529 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$25.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.97

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	175.20	976	520
Medium 1-2	430	150.00	645	9thin

One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $331 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 sale529 hd

174.77

—

WY average2 barns · 2,448 hd

168.80

+5.97

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	—	Average	1,692	82.93	1,403	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	71.06	1,147	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	65.38	729	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	65.10	866	26

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,507	72.57/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,094	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	57.38/cwt	56.00–60.00	671	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	67.27/cwt	64.50–70.00	878	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,266	916.24/cwt	750.00–960.00	11,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,351	951.68/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	12,857	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	80.99/cwt	77.00–100.87	953	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	74.27/cwt	72.50–78.00	1,009	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	996.18/cwt	910.00–1,050.00	10,809	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,290	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	71.95/cwt	67.50–76.50	868	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	101.83/cwt	101.00–106.00	952	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,036	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,249	1,562.51/cwt	1,550.00–1,575.00	19,516	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	195.02/cwt	188.75–205.00	872	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	154.53/cwt	152.50–157.00	1,008	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	195.63/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,052	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,122	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	561	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	664	160.63/cwt	159.50–162.00	1,067	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	499	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	189.14/cwt	187.50–190.50	815	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,136	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	172.12/cwt	161.00–177.25	898	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	180.65/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,111	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,302	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	228.63/cwt	220.00–234.00	988	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	493	189.72/cwt	189.50–189.75	935	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	442	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	864	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	986	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	193.35/cwt	189.25–197.00	1,106	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	215.02/cwt	210.00–221.00	839	41
Steers	Medium 2	—	630	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,096	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	149.85/cwt	149.50–150.50	1,247	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	171.33/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,141	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	568	200.94/cwt	186.00–202.75	1,141	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	517	213.58/cwt	198.00–216.25	1,104	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.86/cwt	151.00–155.00	963	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	189.46/cwt	189.00–190.00	926	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	571	182.59/cwt	178.50–189.75	1,043	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	626	161.60/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,012	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	162.63/cwt	158.50–164.75	947	62
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,510	81.38/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,229	11
Bulls	—	—	1,869	96.28/cwt	92.00–101.50	1,799	10
Bulls	—	—	1,473	73.03/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	86.93/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,604	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	66.27/cwt	63.00–68.00	883	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	64.43/cwt	61.00–66.00	720	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	68.24/cwt	67.00–72.50	756	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	58.68/cwt	57.00–59.50	773	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	67.70/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,078	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	74.97/cwt	73.00–77.50	1,234	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	924	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 Feb 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,481Last week 133Year ago 2,281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 166Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 638Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,507	70.00–78.00	72.57
11	—	1,510	79.50–85.00	81.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,869	92.00–101.50	96.28
4	—	1,473	70.00–76.50	73.03
30	—	1,845	81.00–91.00	86.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,332	63.00–68.00	66.27
4	—	1,318	57.00–59.50	58.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,118	61.00–66.00	64.43
6	—	1,108	67.00–72.50	68.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,592	65.00–69.00	67.70
6	—	1,646	73.00–77.50	74.97
1	—	1,515	61.00	61.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,169	56.00–60.00	57.38
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,305	64.50–70.00	67.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,177	77.00–100.87	80.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	54	—	1,358	72.50–78.00	74.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,206	67.50–76.50	71.95
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	935	101.00–106.00	101.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,266	750.00–960.00	916.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,351	950.00–1,000.00	951.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,085	910.00–1,050.00	996.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,330	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,063	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,249	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,562.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	447	188.75–205.00	195.02
27	—	652	152.50–157.00	154.53
12	—	726	154.50	154.50
9	—	781	145.50	145.50
39	—	522	161.00–177.25	172.12
43	—	630	151.00–155.00	152.86
20	—	489	189.00–190.00	189.46
9	—	325	212.50	212.50
62	—	582	158.50–164.75	162.63
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	561	165.00	165.00
92	—	493	189.50–189.75	189.72
17	—	442	195.50	195.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	664	159.50–162.00	160.63
91	—	571	178.50–189.75	182.59
36	—	626	159.00–164.00	161.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	343	251.00	251.00
29	—	538	191.00–199.00	195.63
55	—	615	175.00–184.00	180.65
12	—	861	151.25	151.25
7	—	710	164.75	164.75
21	—	432	220.00–234.00	228.63
15	—	481	205.00	205.00
49	—	572	189.25–197.00	193.35
41	—	390	210.00–221.00	215.02
14	—	832	149.50–150.50	149.85
79	—	666	163.00–176.00	171.33
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	499	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	431	187.50–190.50	189.14
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	568	186.00–202.75	200.94
70	—	517	198.00–216.25	213.58

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

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Slaughter Cattle

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Feeder Cattle