Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a special calf sale; feeder steers steady with lower undertones noted instances 3.00-5.00 lower, feeder heifers steady with higher overtones noted with instances 3.00-5.00 higher. Larger run of yearlings than last week with steers mostly steady heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand moderate to good with pre-conditioned calves best advancements.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.22/cwt on 1,429 head.

Average price

$199.22

1,429 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$262

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

$9.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	433	208.19	902	32
Medium and Large 1	585	199.01	1,164	1,397

One grade step is worth $9.18/cwt here — about −$262 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 sale1,429 hd

199.22

—

WY average2 barns · 3,445 hd

204.28

−5.06

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

34 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	—	514	185.66/cwt	175.00–193.50	954	299
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	171.49/cwt	161.00–183.00	983	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	203.11/cwt	191.00–212.50	884	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	201.81/cwt	195.00–208.00	946	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	171.58/cwt	167.50–175.10	1,361	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	793	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	175.42/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,098	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	182.04/cwt	179.25–182.35	1,515	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	929	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	177.13/cwt	172.00–182.00	840	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,227	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	157.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,071	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	163.37/cwt	153.50–166.50	1,023	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	164.28/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,125	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	197.01/cwt	189.00–203.25	1,129	331
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	168.70/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,582	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	173.06/cwt	171.00–176.25	1,521	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	237.84/cwt	231.00–243.50	982	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	785	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	246.63/cwt	238.00–249.00	925	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,658	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	206.94/cwt	199.00–218.00	1,089	325
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	223.54/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,053	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	185.93/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,155	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	180.16/cwt	175.00–181.50	1,221	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	219.26/cwt	212.50–230.00	833	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,450	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	978	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,233	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	600	7

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 15, 2022

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

Receipts 4,479Last week 5,614Year ago 3,886

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
299	—	514	175.00–193.50	185.66
177	—	573	161.00–183.00	171.49
90	—	435	191.00–212.50	203.11
75	—	469	195.00–208.00	201.81
63	—	793	167.50–175.10	171.58
59	—	380	212.50–230.00	219.26
15	—	824	176.00	176.00
10	—	676	145.50	145.50
9	—	631	155.00	155.00
7	—	747	165.00	165.00
7	—	297	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	551	144.00	144.00
18	—	545	170.50	170.50
15	—	474	172.00–182.00	177.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	678	155.00–160.00	157.94
59	—	626	153.50–166.50	163.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	626	172.00–181.00	175.42
70	—	832	179.25–182.35	182.04
7	—	311	230.00	230.00
6	—	735	167.00	167.00
61	—	685	161.00–169.00	164.28
331	—	573	189.00–203.25	197.01
24	—	938	165.00–173.00	168.70
21	—	879	171.00–176.25	173.06
70	—	413	231.00–243.50	237.84
29	—	375	238.00–249.00	246.63
12	—	957	173.25	173.25
325	—	526	199.00–218.00	206.94
160	—	471	220.00–233.00	223.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	549	196.00	196.00
7	—	492	191.00	191.00
17	—	355	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	621	183.00–187.00	185.93
137	—	678	175.00–181.50	180.16

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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