Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a Special feeder calf sale, slaughter cows and bulls steady instances 1.00-5.00 higher, good offering of feeder cows return to feed. Feeder calves comparisons from two weeks ago; steer calves unevenly steady with lower undertones noted. Feeder heifers lower undertones noted on lighter weigh calves. Heifers weighing over 550 lbs steady to higher overtones noted, on reputation or replacement quality calves. Demand good to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.60/cwt on 1,160 head.

Average price

$166.60

1,160 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.59

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	167.86	980	1,085
Medium and Large 1-2	580	148.38	861	75

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about $119 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 sale1,160 hd

166.60

—

WY average2 barns · 2,538 hd

176.19

−9.59

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	1,627	94.89	1,544	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	77.01	1,181	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	73.04	939	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	69.95	788	57

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	538	173.07/cwt	163.00–175.00	931	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	161.33/cwt	157.00–162.60	1,065	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	155.91/cwt	147.00–161.00	708	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	163.10/cwt	158.00–165.50	1,016	349
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	186.80/cwt	183.00–190.00	618	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	182.37/cwt	182.00–182.50	956	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	182.85/cwt	182.25–186.50	1,141	55
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	578	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	977	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	630	158.85/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,001	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	227.01/cwt	220.00–232.00	874	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	213.03/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,027	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	169.49/cwt	158.50–174.25	985	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	204.13/cwt	201.00–214.00	890	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,225	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,135	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	160.48/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,168	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	177.69/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,011	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	180.20/cwt	173.00–185.50	825	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	977	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,041	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	179.35/cwt	172.50–186.00	775	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	150.04/cwt	145.50–152.00	1,151	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	560	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	991	69
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	84.06/cwt	80.00–90.00	933	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,414	78.87/cwt	74.50–81.00	1,115	39
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	74.22/cwt	69.50–78.50	835	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	923	115.63/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,067	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	102.31/cwt	98.00–107.50	1,023	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	887	57.52/cwt	53.00–61.00	510	3
Bulls	—	—	1,771	100.93/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,787	4
Bulls	—	—	1,594	93.75/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,494	9
Bulls	—	—	1,345	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,089	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	69.84/cwt	65.50–72.50	908	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	76.25/cwt	73.50–82.50	968	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	75.67/cwt	74.50–76.50	1,141	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	66.79/cwt	64.00–68.50	722	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	71.70/cwt	69.50–75.00	820	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	60.28/cwt	58.00–62.50	645	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	78.35/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,221	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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,933Last week 63Year ago 1,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 39Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 41Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
202	—	538	163.00–175.00	173.07
85	—	660	157.00–162.60	161.33
349	—	623	158.00–165.50	163.10
18	—	331	183.00–190.00	186.80
9	—	375	177.50	177.50
154	—	581	158.50–174.25	169.49
65	—	458	173.00–185.50	180.20
19	—	738	141.00	141.00
55	—	432	172.50–186.00	179.35
60	—	767	145.50–152.00	150.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	454	147.00–161.00	155.91
15	—	602	147.00	147.00
31	—	688	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	560	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	524	182.00–182.50	182.37
55	—	624	182.25–186.50	182.85
31	—	385	220.00–232.00	227.01
36	—	482	206.00–215.00	213.03
55	—	436	201.00–214.00	204.13
17	—	832	147.25	147.25
7	—	656	173.00	173.00
17	—	728	160.00–161.00	160.48
65	—	569	169.00–183.00	177.69
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	169.00	169.00
29	—	630	151.00–169.00	158.85

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,110	80.00–90.00	84.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,414	74.50–81.00	78.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,125	69.50–78.50	74.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	923	111.00–124.00	115.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,000	98.00–107.50	102.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	887	53.00–61.00	57.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,771	97.00–106.00	100.93
9	—	1,594	88.00–96.00	93.75
1	—	1,345	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,300	65.50–72.50	69.84
17	—	1,270	73.50–82.50	76.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,508	74.50–76.50	75.67
7	—	1,559	78.00–79.00	78.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,081	64.00–68.50	66.79
42	—	1,143	69.50–75.00	71.70
4	—	1,070	58.00–62.50	60.28

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle