Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last Tuesday sale slaughter cows steady to instances 3.00-5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher, not enough feeder cows for a good market test. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago on a special sale; feeder steers steady to instances 2.00-4.00 lower, 650-695 lb steers instances 7.00-9.00 lower, heifers calves steady instances 2.00-5.00 lower, 600 lb heifers instances 7.00 lower. Demand good to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.60/cwt on 1,870 head.

Average price

$207.60

1,870 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$4.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.32

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	208.04	1,275	1,679
Medium and Large 1-2	560	203.71	1,141	191

One grade step is worth $4.34/cwt here — about $133 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 sale1,870 hd

207.60

—

WY average2 barns · 5,507 hd

213.91

−6.32

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	1,710	85.18	1,457	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	68.00	1,003	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,082	66.71	722	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	61.94	771	10

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,057	$800	23

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1Guaranteed Open	—	858	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,141	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	171.62/cwt	171.00–172.50	992	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	166.87/cwt	164.50–169.00	1,200	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	189.45/cwt	178.00–195.50	1,080	405
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	212.03/cwt	202.00–223.00	1,009	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	218.30/cwt	207.00–227.00	943	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	233.78/cwt	223.50–244.00	1,232	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,347	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,187	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	202.36/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,164	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	170.11/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,398	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	212.16/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,131	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	179.93/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,121	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	204.04/cwt	194.00–212.50	1,271	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	259.88/cwt	241.00–264.50	1,206	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	201.75/cwt	196.50–204.00	1,047	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	179.46/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,118	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	179.46/cwt	173.25–185.00	1,292	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	183.90/cwt	174.50–191.00	1,256	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	219.50/cwt	210.00–229.50	1,251	508
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	228.99/cwt	223.50–240.00	1,001	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	170.33/cwt	161.00–173.75	1,136	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	184.59/cwt	182.00–191.00	890	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	201.48/cwt	200.00–204.00	848	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	966	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	752	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	938	88.78/cwt	80.00–99.00	833	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,638	83.02/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,360	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,560	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,326	7
Bulls	—	—	1,668	83.28/cwt	81.50–87.00	1,389	6
Bulls	—	—	2,125	91.05/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,935	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	67.60/cwt	67.00–70.00	745	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	60.66/cwt	60.50–61.00	755	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,003	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	679	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 Jan 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,277Last week 175Year ago 4,180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 220Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 1,194Year ago 179

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	858	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	578	171.00–172.50	171.62
21	—	482	182.00–191.00	184.59
21	—	421	200.00–204.00	201.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	719	164.50–169.00	166.87
405	—	570	178.00–195.50	189.45
164	—	476	202.00–223.00	212.03
79	—	432	207.00–227.00	218.30
135	—	519	196.50–204.00	201.75
147	—	623	169.00–183.00	179.46
131	—	667	161.00–173.75	170.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	527	223.50–244.00	233.78
15	—	783	172.00	172.00
44	—	822	167.00–173.00	170.11
5	—	386	269.00	269.00
237	—	623	194.00–212.50	204.04
133	—	464	241.00–264.50	259.88
248	—	720	173.25–185.00	179.46
304	—	683	174.50–191.00	183.90
508	—	570	210.00–229.50	219.50
41	—	437	223.50–240.00	228.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	698	170.00	170.00
43	—	575	191.00–208.00	202.36
101	—	533	207.00–217.00	212.16
27	—	623	178.00–182.00	179.93
10	—	467	222.00	222.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,057	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	69.00	69.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	938	80.00–99.00	88.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,638	82.00–84.00	83.02
7	—	1,560	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,668	81.50–87.00	83.28
4	—	2,125	90.00–92.50	91.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,102	67.00–70.00	67.60
16	—	1,044	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	73.50	73.50
9	—	1,244	60.50–61.00	60.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	68.00	68.00

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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Steers · 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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