Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00-3.00 lower. not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.71/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$163.71

29 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.54

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	163.71	853	29

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 sale29 hd

163.71

—

WY average2 barns · 547 hd

165.25

−1.54

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	1,760	95.40	1,679	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	78.98	1,184	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	77.03	971	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	74.44	826	53

Every lot, as filed

36 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%	—	1,258	77.63/cwt	74.00–80.50	977	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	958	11
Bulls	—	—	1,895	94.41/cwt	87.00–97.50	1,789	6
Bulls	—	—	1,918	101.25/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	812	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	743	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,212	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,461.68/cwt	1,425.00–1,500.00	20,098	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,458	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,227	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,560	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	23,010	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,157	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,777	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	65.07/cwt	62.00–67.00	641	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	85.52/cwt	80.50–93.00	926	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,516	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	1,141.62/cwt	1,125.00–1,185.00	11,291	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	58.66/cwt	57.50–60.00	578	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	78.03/cwt	71.00–81.50	1,044	45
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	111.10/cwt	107.00–117.00	972	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	75.72/cwt	70.00–79.00	825	65
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,513	1,501.61/cwt	1,425.00–1,525.00	22,719	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,335	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	1,360.71/cwt	1,225.00–1,425.00	14,532	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,816	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,289	1,221.01/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	15,739	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	1,252.60/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	15,169	33
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,250	79.59/cwt	74.00–85.00	995	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,495	93.08/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,392	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	71.78/cwt	71.00–73.00	917	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	77.96/cwt	74.00–80.50	1,205	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	79.30/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,177	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	72.64/cwt	68.00–74.00	806	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	76.32/cwt	75.00–79.50	856	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	54.00/cwt	53.00–55.00	497	2

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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 157Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 157Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 298Last week 244Year ago 293

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00-3.00 lower. not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,258	74.00–80.50	77.63
4	—	1,278	71.00–73.00	71.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,546	74.00–80.50	77.96
16	—	1,484	78.00–81.00	79.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,109	68.00–74.00	72.64
36	—	1,121	75.00–79.50	76.32
2	—	920	53.00–55.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,895	87.00–97.50	94.41
8	—	1,918	98.00–105.50	101.25
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	74.00–85.00	79.59
4	—	1,495	90.00–98.00	93.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	500	191.50	191.50
8	—	386	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	391	187.50	187.50
12	—	472	172.00	172.00
8	—	740	124.50	124.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,043	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,461.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,243	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,560	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,157	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,513	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,501.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,188	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	985	62.00–67.00	65.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,083	80.50–93.00	85.52
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	985	57.50–60.00	58.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,338	71.00–81.50	78.03
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	875	107.00–117.00	111.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	65	—	1,089	70.00–79.00	75.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,192	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,256	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,289	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,221.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,211	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,252.60
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	989	1,125.00–1,185.00	1,141.62
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,068	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,360.71

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

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

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