Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a lighter offering: Steer calves under 400 lbs higher overtones noted instances 30.00 higher, 400-550 lbs mostly steady over 550 lbs instances 2.00 higher. not enough yearlings for a good market test. Heifer calves uneven market with 300-350 lbs and 400-450 lbs instances 8.00 lower, calves 350-400 lbs and 450-500 lbs 5.00 higher. Calves over 500 lbs steady instances 1.00-4.00 lower, good offering yearling heifers with instances 1.00 lower. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.27/cwt on 1,081 head.

Average price

$203.27

1,081 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$8.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.01

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	203.51	1,088	1,051
Medium and Large 1-2	495	194.80	963	30

One grade step is worth $8.71/cwt here — about $125 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 sale1,081 hd

203.27

—

WY average3 barns · 5,092 hd

209.28

−6.01

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	984	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	972	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	162.50/cwt	161.50–163.50	1,401	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,289	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	163.71/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,044	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	971	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	166.82/cwt	160.50–168.50	1,124	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	227.18/cwt	213.00–234.00	941	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	176.21/cwt	168.85–183.00	1,080	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,458	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	202.19/cwt	191.00–207.25	1,068	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	861	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	186.77/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,074	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	221.51/cwt	216.00–229.00	1,070	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,288	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	250.76/cwt	244.00–268.00	948	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	410	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	886	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	213.01/cwt	200.00–219.00	701	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	169.50/cwt	168.00–170.00	966	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,147	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	260.74/cwt	252.50–266.00	881	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,017	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	149.13/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,011	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	192.78/cwt	183.50–200.50	914	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	160.56/cwt	156.50–161.50	1,530	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	173.28/cwt	172.25–173.75	1,267	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	211.94/cwt	200.00–221.00	814	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	178.85/cwt	170.00–188.00	941	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	194.46/cwt	184.00–201.00	811	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	184.25/cwt	184.25–184.25	713	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	161.86/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,070	29

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.

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Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Tue Oct 18, 2022

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

Receipts 2,790Last week 3,842Year ago 5,043

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	185.00	185.00
12	—	463	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	277	200.00	200.00
16	—	862	161.50–163.50	162.50
27	—	774	166.50	166.50
62	—	638	161.00–169.00	163.71
33	—	329	200.00–219.00	213.01
42	—	570	168.00–170.00	169.50
228	—	474	183.50–200.50	192.78
46	—	953	156.50–161.50	160.56
112	—	731	172.25–173.75	173.28
120	—	384	200.00–221.00	211.94
150	—	526	170.00–188.00	178.85
67	—	417	184.00–201.00	194.46
29	—	661	154.00–165.00	161.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	410	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	678	148.00–151.00	149.13
26	—	387	184.25	184.25
7	—	547	165.00	165.00
7	—	566	151.00	151.00
9	—	646	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	185.00	185.00
12	—	388	222.00	222.00
10	—	598	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	674	160.50–168.50	166.82
90	—	414	213.00–234.00	227.18
99	—	613	168.85–183.00	176.21
8	—	868	168.00	168.00
169	—	528	191.00–207.25	202.19
7	—	730	166.50	166.50
221	—	575	176.00–190.00	186.77
224	—	483	216.00–229.00	221.51
11	—	790	163.00	163.00
36	—	378	244.00–268.00	250.76
21	—	338	252.50–266.00	260.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	516	222.25	222.25

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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