Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a special calf sale; feeder steers higher overtones noted with best advances on 550-600 lb calves instances 5.00-10.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady instances 1.00-4.00 lower, others 3.00-5.00 higher. Replacement quality heifers higher overtones noted. Demand good with good buyer participation and attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.28/cwt on 2,980 head.

Average price

$214.28

2,980 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$17.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	215.29	1,133	2,807
Medium and Large 1-2	494	197.81	977	173

One grade step is worth $17.49/cwt here — about $156 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 sale2,980 hd

214.28

—

WY average3 barns · 7,618 hd

212.20

+2.08

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

38 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	279.28/cwt	270.00–297.50	947	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	223.44/cwt	214.00–231.50	1,061	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	198.75/cwt	185.25–207.00	1,137	432
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	502	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,024	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	563	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,039	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	187.36/cwt	179.50–190.00	1,171	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	224.03/cwt	219.00–235.00	858	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,074	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	177.76/cwt	174.00–181.50	1,198	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	220.68/cwt	218.00–222.00	828	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	205.21/cwt	201.00–208.00	874	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	194.84/cwt	180.00–198.00	951	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,259	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	220.19/cwt	201.00–235.00	707	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	189.78/cwt	177.00–195.00	994	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	204.99/cwt	190.00–224.00	949	262
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,091	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	569	204.25/cwt	204.25–204.25	1,162	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	173.51/cwt	172.00–180.00	991	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	936	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	215.82/cwt	207.00–223.00	1,133	884
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	185.45/cwt	171.00–190.50	1,157	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	171.35/cwt	171.35–171.35	1,635	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,206	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	170.15/cwt	162.00–176.00	1,373	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	241.15/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,015	463
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	177.65/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,048	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	243.18/cwt	236.00–260.00	907	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,043	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	168.76/cwt	168.50–169.00	1,033	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	984	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,112	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,039	16

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 8, 2022

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

Receipts 5,614Last week 4,860Year ago 5,249

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	217.00	217.00
9	—	631	170.00	170.00
37	—	383	219.00–235.00	224.03
8	—	528	187.00	187.00
58	—	488	180.00–198.00	194.84
7	—	339	248.00	248.00
47	—	590	177.00–179.00	177.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	339	270.00–297.50	279.28
256	—	475	214.00–231.50	223.44
432	—	572	185.25–207.00	198.75
102	—	625	179.50–190.00	187.36
884	—	525	207.00–223.00	215.82
47	—	954	171.35	171.35
10	—	749	161.00	161.00
21	—	807	162.00–176.00	170.15
463	—	421	233.00–246.00	241.15
38	—	373	236.00–260.00	243.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	453	237.00	237.00
100	—	569	204.25	204.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	674	174.00–181.50	177.76
176	—	624	171.00–190.50	185.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	502	204.00	204.00
29	—	563	184.50	184.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	375	218.00–222.00	220.68
118	—	426	201.00–208.00	205.21
9	—	730	172.50	172.50
30	—	321	201.00–235.00	220.19
229	—	524	177.00–195.00	189.78
262	—	463	190.00–224.00	204.99
76	—	571	172.00–180.00	173.51
18	—	612	170.50	170.50
7	—	298	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	657	166.00	166.00
31	—	612	168.50–169.00	168.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	541	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	411	239.50	239.50
7	—	632	176.00	176.00
16	—	479	217.00	217.00

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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