Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on special calf and yearling sale, yearling steers mostly steady, yearling heifers higher overtones noted with 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers unevenly steady with most advances on 350 lb reputation quality calves, heifer calves firm with higher overtones noted with instances 1.00-4.00 higher. Demand good with good buyer attendance and participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.30/cwt on 2,098 head.

Average price

$206.30

2,098 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$31.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	414	231.19	957	170
Medium and Large 1	561	204.33	1,146	1,842
Medium and Large 1-2	451	199.23	898	86

One grade step is worth $31.96/cwt here — about $59 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 sale2,098 hd

206.30

—

WY average3 barns · 3,713 hd

207.49

−1.19

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

52 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	—	530	193.06/cwt	187.00–197.50	1,023	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	161.91/cwt	158.50–168.50	1,112	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,012	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	219.88/cwt	211.00–226.00	807	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	190.33/cwt	181.00–196.00	719	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	189.23/cwt	185.00–191.00	842	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	202.25/cwt	202.25–202.25	1,131	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	962	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	841	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,346	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	857	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	754	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,297	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	170.80/cwt	161.50–177.00	912	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	176.99/cwt	166.00–184.50	1,184	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	182.14/cwt	171.50–187.00	1,126	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,383	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	251.68/cwt	247.00–256.00	984	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	701	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	1,218	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	549	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	152.66/cwt	144.50–159.50	1,467	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,280	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,371	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	190.87/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,109	358
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	196.49/cwt	191.00–207.00	959	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	172.29/cwt	162.50–178.00	1,079	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	164.95/cwt	163.50–166.25	1,448	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	905	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	204.26/cwt	200.00–210.00	758	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,403	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	171.00/cwt	168.50–173.00	1,144	20
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	260	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	233.45/cwt	210.00–243.00	1,004	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	838	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,372	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	725	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,214	20
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	451	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,037	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	152.91/cwt	152.50–153.50	1,647	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	212.62/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,133	363
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	769	166.00/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,277	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	206.58/cwt	197.00–214.00	868	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	194.32/cwt	183.50–203.50	915	341
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	357	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	878	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	223.73/cwt	215.25–232.50	1,058	478
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	227.28/cwt	222.50–232.50	748	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	172.41/cwt	161.00–178.00	991	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,429	11

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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Receipts 4,860Last week 4,344Year ago 5,265

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
199	—	530	187.00–197.50	193.06
37	—	609	166.25	166.25
35	—	367	211.00–226.00	219.88
7	—	265	235.00	235.00
157	—	420	197.00–214.00	206.58
341	—	471	183.50–203.50	194.32
23	—	329	222.50–232.50	227.28
98	—	575	161.00–178.00	172.41
11	—	650	161.00	161.00
11	—	900	158.75	158.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	687	158.50–168.50	161.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	378	181.00–196.00	190.33
47	—	445	185.00–191.00	189.23
109	—	534	161.50–177.00	170.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	841	160.00	160.00
7	—	857	162.75	162.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	754	172.00	172.00
69	—	838	163.75	163.75
20	—	725	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	559	202.25	202.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	669	166.00–184.50	176.99
122	—	618	171.50–187.00	182.14
9	—	701	173.75	173.75
13	—	769	161.00–169.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	838	165.00	165.00
48	—	391	247.00–256.00	251.68
9	—	1,005	158.50	158.50
10	—	287	282.50	282.50
11	—	961	144.50–159.50	152.66
6	—	1,247	122.50	122.50
21	—	738	173.50	173.50
17	—	767	178.75	178.75
358	—	581	180.00–197.00	190.87
57	—	626	162.50–178.00	172.29
7	—	341	214.00	214.00
25	—	878	163.50–166.25	164.95
11	—	911	154.00	154.00
20	—	669	168.50–173.00	171.00
109	—	430	210.00–243.00	233.45
22	—	1,077	152.50–153.50	152.91
363	—	533	204.00–220.00	212.62
478	—	473	215.25–232.50	223.73
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	549	175.00	175.00
8	—	260	182.50	182.50
99	—	451	230.00	230.00
57	—	357	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	488	191.00–207.00	196.49
7	—	577	172.00	172.00
20	—	436	207.50	207.50
24	—	371	200.00–210.00	204.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	435	205.00	205.00
28	—	481	200.00	200.00

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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