Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday sale which was a light offering slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, individual bull instance 9.00 higher. First bred cow special for 2023,; good demand with good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.00/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$143.00

50 head · 1,065 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,523

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−53.48

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,065	143.00	1,523	50

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

143.00

—

WY average2 barns · 2,786 hd

196.48

−53.48

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	1,776	85.01	1,510	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	64.63	833	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	64.02	986	23

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,066	$1,726	19
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,252	$1,466	144
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,302	$1,230	105
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,221	$1,003	289
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,000	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,180	$1,850	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,014	$1,554	351

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,281	1,091.20/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,091	141
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	1,502.60/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,503	91
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	66.87/cwt	66.50–69.00	829	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	69.04/cwt	67.00–72.00	901	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,523	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,432	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,170	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	991	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	11
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,161	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,180	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	1,680.32/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,680	258
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	1,203.72/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,204	93
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	937	110.59/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,036	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,395.00/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,395	28
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,115	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	86.82/cwt	80.00–91.00	885	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	69.63/cwt	64.50–77.50	721	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	918.58/head	800.00–1,025.00	919	129
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	1,294.81/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,295	78
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,125	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,127	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	55.17/cwt	53.50–58.00	581	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	74.26/cwt	72.00–79.50	997	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,275	87.31/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,113	2
Bulls	—	—	2,012	91.11/cwt	89.50–94.00	1,833	3
Bulls	—	—	2,227	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,693	2
Bulls	—	—	1,716	84.53/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,451	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	62.56/cwt	59.50–65.50	801	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	699	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	60.69/cwt	59.00–62.00	944	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	67.47/cwt	64.00–71.50	1,036	12

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 Jan 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 2,471Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 173Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,194Last week 67Year ago 1,616

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	141	—	1,281	925.00–1,150.00	1,091.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	91	—	1,288	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,502.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	991	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	78	—	1,333	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,294.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,127	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,432	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,170	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,161	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,115	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,125	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,254	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,157	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,395.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	129	—	1,164	800.00–1,025.00	918.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,239	66.50–69.00	66.87
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	937	105.00–118.00	110.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,019	80.00–91.00	86.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,035	64.50–77.50	69.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,053	53.50–58.00	55.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,343	72.00–79.50	74.26
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,180	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	258	—	1,053	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,680.32
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	93	—	906	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,203.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,305	67.00–72.00	69.04
23	—	1,280	59.50–65.50	62.56
1	—	1,270	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	56.00	56.00
10	—	1,556	59.00–62.00	60.69
12	—	1,535	64.00–71.50	67.47
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	83.00–92.00	87.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,012	89.50–94.00	91.11
2	—	2,227	76.00	76.00
10	—	1,716	81.00–87.00	84.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,065	143.00	143.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

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