Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First sale for 2023 with cows and bulls along with feeder special. No comparisons available for cows and bulls, feeder calves trended higher with good demand from buyers in attendance. Last Friday sale will start only Tuesday sale with special bred cow offering on the schedule.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $231.31/cwt on 1,098 head.

Average price

$231.31

1,098 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$28.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.81

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	232.22	1,277	1,063
Medium and Large 1-2	576	203.71	1,173	35

One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about $104 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 sale1,098 hd

231.31

—

WY average2 barns · 3,138 hd

218.50

+12.81

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	1,810	81.13	1,468	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	70.06	1,104	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	62.73	691	22

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	225.01/cwt	208.00–228.00	983	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	220.12/cwt	210.50–226.00	1,059	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	186.47/cwt	184.50–189.00	955	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	200.72/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,172	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	207.14/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,098	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	233.15/cwt	230.00–234.00	748	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,497	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	192.43/cwt	191.00–194.50	1,208	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	271.77/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,188	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	198.58/cwt	189.00–208.00	1,321	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	260.17/cwt	242.00–266.00	1,199	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	216.16/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,260	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	183.32/cwt	180.75–185.00	1,311	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,455	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,451	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,209	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	189.76/cwt	187.00–193.00	1,177	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	234.73/cwt	225.75–248.00	1,235	278
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	240.04/cwt	238.00–241.00	924	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	206.65/cwt	195.00–218.00	754	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	169.52/cwt	161.00–175.00	978	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	213.71/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,331	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	292.15/cwt	291.00–292.50	1,134	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	178.25/cwt	171.00–181.00	750	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	70.42/cwt	65.00–78.00	820	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	58.72/cwt	54.00–61.00	661	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	856	102.40/cwt	102.00–105.00	877	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	861	96.28/cwt	93.00–99.00	829	40
Bulls	—	—	1,829	74.38/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,360	7
Bulls	—	—	1,804	83.10/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,499	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	65.37/cwt	64.00–66.00	962	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	72.87/cwt	71.50–73.50	1,194	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	62.73/cwt	60.00–65.50	691	22

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

Fri Jan 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,471Last week 927Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	437	208.00–228.00	225.01
201	—	481	210.50–226.00	220.12
92	—	584	192.00–206.00	200.72
206	—	530	205.00–209.00	207.14
31	—	321	230.00–234.00	233.15
16	—	668	181.00	181.00
97	—	620	187.00–193.00	189.76
44	—	385	238.00–241.00	240.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	512	184.50–189.00	186.47
6	—	640	162.50	162.50
33	—	365	195.00–218.00	206.65
29	—	577	161.00–175.00	169.52
22	—	421	171.00–181.00	178.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	559	194.00	194.00
22	—	628	191.00–194.50	192.43
7	—	427	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	846	177.00	177.00
110	—	437	269.00–281.00	271.77
141	—	665	189.00–208.00	198.58
83	—	461	242.00–266.00	260.17
237	—	583	200.00–222.50	216.16
22	—	715	180.75–185.00	183.32
11	—	983	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,029	141.00	141.00
6	—	1,057	142.00	142.00
14	—	287	250.00	250.00
278	—	526	225.75–248.00	234.73
50	—	623	202.00–216.00	213.71
93	—	388	291.00–292.50	292.15

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	12	—	1,165	65.00–78.00	70.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,125	54.00–61.00	58.72
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	856	102.00–105.00	102.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	861	93.00–99.00	96.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,829	69.00–79.00	74.38
24	—	1,804	80.00–87.50	83.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,471	64.00–66.00	65.37
5	—	1,639	71.50–73.50	72.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,102	60.00–65.50	62.73

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle