Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a bred cows and pair special, slaughter cows steady instances 2.00.4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady with individual 6.00 higher and feeder cows firm. Demand good with active participation and attendance for bred cow and pairs special. Baby calf 140 lbs @ 350.00 per head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.13/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$167.13

82 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.96

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	167.13	1,057	82

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 sale82 hd

167.13

—

WY average2 barns · 1,177 hd

180.08

−12.96

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	1,592	88.38	1,407	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	80.01	1,220	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	79.90	1,030	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	77.23	875	27

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	467	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,004	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	738	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	181.17/cwt	175.50–187.00	938	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	139.35/cwt	139.35–139.35	1,221	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	16,455	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,553.96/cwt	1,485.00–1,810.00	20,046	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	19,238	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	1,123.08/cwt	1,025.00–1,275.00	12,870	14
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,410	1,975.00/cwt	1,975.00–1,975.00	27,848	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,408	1,384.38/cwt	1,225.00–1,425.00	19,492	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,337.06/cwt	1,275.00–1,425.00	15,911	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,946	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	83.98/cwt	80.00–90.00	909	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,264	1,391.37/cwt	1,300.00–1,525.00	17,587	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	996.77/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	12,898	56
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,317	1,128.93/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	14,868	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	97.37/cwt	91.00–106.50	987	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	944	120.54/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,138	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,486.88/cwt	1,235.00–1,500.00	16,207	19
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,112	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	18,626	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	64.58/cwt	63.00–66.00	619	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	80.94/cwt	78.00–86.00	923	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	83.68/cwt	81.50–86.00	1,327	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	76.33/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,117	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	74.20/cwt	69.50–77.00	860	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	81.51/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,063	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	75.49/cwt	71.00–78.50	942	12
Bulls	—	—	1,968	80.56/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,585	2
Bulls	—	—	2,018	104.86/cwt	101.00–108.00	2,116	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,392	92.20/cwt	86.00–96.50	1,283	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,090	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	807	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	1,186.24/cwt	1,160.00–1,250.00	16,643	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,048.36/cwt	960.00–1,225.00	11,165	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,409	1,290.79/cwt	1,235.00–1,300.00	18,187	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,353	1,077.89/cwt	1,011.00–1,150.00	14,584	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,570	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	20,567	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,373	1,098.27/cwt	1,050.00–1,225.00	15,079	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,392	80.62/cwt	73.00–82.50	1,122	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	75.86/cwt	66.00–79.50	883	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	1,403.08/cwt	1,325.00–1,500.00	19,250	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,142.13/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	14,048	5

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 1,459Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 110Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 370Last week 157Year ago 409

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	738	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	576	174.25	174.25
8	—	484	179.00	179.00
16	—	518	175.50–187.00	181.17
21	—	876	139.35	139.35

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,079	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,290	1,485.00–1,810.00	1,553.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,425	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,408	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,384.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,403	1,160.00–1,250.00	1,186.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,409	1,235.00–1,300.00	1,290.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,353	1,011.00–1,150.00	1,077.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,146	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,123.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,264	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,391.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	—	1,294	925.00–1,100.00	996.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,317	950.00–1,175.00	1,128.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,373	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,098.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,372	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,403.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,230	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,142.13
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,190	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,337.06
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,090	1,235.00–1,500.00	1,486.88
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,093	910.00	910.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,065	960.00–1,225.00	1,048.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,082	80.00–90.00	83.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,014	91.00–106.50	97.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	944	109.00–124.00	120.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,392	73.00–82.50	80.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,164	66.00–79.50	75.86
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,112	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	63.00–66.00	64.58
15	—	1,140	78.00–86.00	80.94
10	—	1,159	69.50–77.00	74.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,586	81.50–86.00	83.68
6	—	1,464	75.00–77.50	76.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,304	79.00–84.50	81.51
12	—	1,248	71.00–78.50	75.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,968	80.00–81.00	80.56
2	—	2,018	101.00–108.00	104.86
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	86.00–96.50	92.20
2	—	1,090	74.00	74.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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