Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a back to grass and feeder special; slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, most in demand were heiferettes and young cows returning to feed. Reputation quality feeder calves higher overtones noted on a light offering from two weeks ago for comparisons. Demand moderate to good. Baby calves ranged from 75-80 lbs 125.00-225.00, 105-125 lbs 225.00-300.00 each.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.49/cwt on 610 head.

Average price

$175.49

610 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$436

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

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.44

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	418	181.74	760	23
Medium and Large 1	683	175.24	1,196	587

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about −$436 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 sale610 hd

175.49

—

WY average2 barns · 1,924 hd

188.93

−13.44

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	1,530	91.86	1,405	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	79.99	1,064	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	77.16	1,223	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	72.03	788	63

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	688	144.28/cwt	142.50–152.00	993	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	146.79/cwt	144.75–147.75	1,124	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	163.22/cwt	155.00–166.25	948	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,229	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	173.50/cwt	168.00–180.00	732	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	175.10/cwt	172.00–184.00	681	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	150.11/cwt	142.00–151.50	1,156	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	173.13/cwt	166.00–173.50	1,203	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	180.10/cwt	176.50–188.00	1,135	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,283	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	222.54/cwt	222.00–223.00	921	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,424	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	211.37/cwt	204.00–217.49	993	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	205.64/cwt	198.00–221.00	1,100	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,256	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	152.43/cwt	151.00–154.50	968	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	173.78/cwt	173.00–178.00	921	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,141	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,089	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	178.41/cwt	173.00–184.00	817	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	144.51/cwt	143.25–146.00	1,046	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	1,140.99/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	12,300	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	956	103.33/cwt	92.00–109.00	988	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	17,156	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	81.75/cwt	72.50–85.00	917	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,480	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	64.02/cwt	62.00–65.00	839	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	63.39/cwt	60.00–70.00	676	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,329	78.79/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,047	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	115.24/cwt	111.00–125.50	1,172	72
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,406	89.98/cwt	87.50–93.00	1,265	4
Bulls	—	—	1,608	88.67/cwt	86.50–93.00	1,426	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	100.39/cwt	98.00–102.50	1,666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	75.82/cwt	72.50–78.00	976	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	81.58/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,099	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	75.23/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,214	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	81.97/cwt	81.50–82.50	1,240	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	65.27/cwt	65.00–66.00	675	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	72.97/cwt	69.00–75.00	805	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	81.31/cwt	78.50–84.00	951	4

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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,459Last week 89Year ago 1,799

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 77Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 157Last week 105Year ago 140

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	688	142.50–152.00	144.28
65	—	766	144.75–147.75	146.79
54	—	581	155.00–166.25	163.22
13	—	422	168.00–180.00	173.50
45	—	389	172.00–184.00	175.10
90	—	635	151.00–154.50	152.43
97	—	530	173.00–178.00	173.78
10	—	888	128.50	128.50
29	—	458	173.00–184.00	178.41
43	—	724	143.25–146.00	144.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	702	175.00	175.00
90	—	770	142.00–151.50	150.11
134	—	695	166.00–173.50	173.13
49	—	630	176.50–188.00	180.10
8	—	940	136.50	136.50
11	—	414	222.00–223.00	222.54
9	—	1,075	132.50	132.50
18	—	470	204.00–217.49	211.37
106	—	535	198.00–221.00	205.64
63	—	825	152.25	152.25
9	—	592	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	185.00	185.00
8	—	337	170.00	170.00
9	—	489	190.00	190.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,140.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,320	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	956	92.00–109.00	103.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,122	72.50–85.00	81.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,311	62.00–65.00	64.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,329	77.00–80.00	78.79
(<2 yrs)	Open	72	—	1,017	111.00–125.50	115.24
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,066	60.00–70.00	63.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	87.50–93.00	89.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	86.50–93.00	88.67
2	—	1,660	98.00–102.50	100.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,287	72.50–78.00	75.82
21	—	1,347	79.00–84.00	81.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	72.00–77.00	75.23
2	—	1,513	81.50–82.50	81.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,034	65.00–66.00	65.27
47	—	1,103	69.00–75.00	72.97
4	—	1,170	78.50–84.00	81.31

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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