Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows steady instances 2.00-3.00 lower, slaughter bulls not as attractive as last week 3.00-4.00 lower with light offering of cows returning to feed. Yearling steers 4.00-5.00 higher, heifers mostly steady. Good offering feeder calves with steers and heifers calves higher overtones noted with no true comparisons available. 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 $174.55/cwt on 757 head.

Average price

$174.55

757 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.67

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	174.55	1,195	757

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 sale757 hd

174.55

—

WY average2 barns · 2,075 hd

177.21

−2.67

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	1,618	92.49	1,497	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	78.21	1,228	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	74.84	985	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	62.71	626	37

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1Spayed	—	629	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,069	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	809	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	691	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,113	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	866	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,386	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,036	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,112	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	780	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,277	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,266	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,101	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	955	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,507	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	968	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	195.15/cwt	188.00–197.50	718	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	696	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	912	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,505	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	219.19/cwt	215.50–220.50	1,059	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,431	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	934	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	188.22/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,355	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,125	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	234.29/cwt	221.00–251.00	963	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	198.03/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,050	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	184.30/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,154	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	183.87/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,059	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	843	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	1,376	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	195.83/cwt	192.00–196.50	854	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	172.46/cwt	168.00–175.50	990	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	182.24/cwt	176.00–184.50	951	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	890	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,426	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	932	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	64.25/cwt	62.00–66.00	682	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	80.10/cwt	77.50–86.00	916	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,431	79.86/cwt	79.50–80.50	1,143	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,559	91.65/cwt	82.50–98.50	1,429	23
Bulls	—	—	1,650	89.87/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,483	4
Bulls	—	—	1,823	97.46/cwt	94.50–99.50	1,777	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	79.50/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,078	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	76.65/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,198	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	80.76/cwt	79.50–82.50	1,278	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	52.03/cwt	51.00–53.00	471	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	62.41/cwt	60.00–70.00	620	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	77.07/cwt	74.00–79.00	876	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	72.84/cwt	69.50–77.00	946	14

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 Sep 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,621Last week 473Year ago 2,264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 95Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 37Year ago 458

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	629	170.00	170.00
39	—	866	160.00	160.00
15	—	780	163.75	163.75
62	—	955	157.75	157.75
185	—	912	165.00	165.00
18	—	843	163.25	163.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	461	175.50	175.50
5	—	697	150.00	150.00
17	—	624	166.00	166.00
9	—	791	160.00	160.00
18	—	885	160.00	160.00
24	—	368	188.00–197.50	195.15
21	—	330	211.00	211.00
109	—	436	192.00–196.50	195.83
25	—	574	168.00–175.50	172.46
159	—	522	176.00–184.50	182.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	691	161.00	161.00
6	—	890	160.25	160.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	650	171.00	171.00
183	—	483	215.50–220.50	219.19
8	—	813	176.00	176.00
33	—	329	284.00	284.00
28	—	720	182.00–190.00	188.22
56	—	411	221.00–251.00	234.29
37	—	530	195.00–199.00	198.03
23	—	626	183.00–188.00	184.30
59	—	576	176.00–188.00	183.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	211.00	211.00
103	—	553	203.50	203.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	541	179.00	179.00
7	—	780	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	508	183.50	183.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,061	62.00–66.00	64.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,144	77.50–86.00	80.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,431	79.50–80.50	79.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,559	82.50–98.50	91.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,650	87.50–91.00	89.87
6	—	1,823	94.50–99.50	97.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,356	79.00–80.00	79.50
14	—	1,299	69.50–77.00	72.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,563	72.00–78.00	76.65
11	—	1,582	79.50–82.50	80.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	906	51.00–53.00	52.03
26	—	994	60.00–70.00	62.41
5	—	1,136	74.00–79.00	77.07

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

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