Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale with winter storm warnings and road closures; slaughter cows mostly steady instances 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls instances 1.00-3.00 higher, light offering feeder cows with no comparisons available. Feeder calves mostly steady with lower undertones noted due to limited buyers available due to weather conditions. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.92/cwt on 487 head.

Average price

$206.92

487 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$20.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.71

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	209.96	1,058	416
Medium and Large 1-2	460	189.07	870	71

One grade step is worth $20.89/cwt here — about $188 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 sale487 hd

206.92

—

WY average2 barns · 2,249 hd

201.21

+5.71

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	1,613	87.94	1,419	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	89.00	1,406	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	81.68	1,030	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	79.56	936	7thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,128	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,099	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	183.32/cwt	183.00–183.50	1,109	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	210.80/cwt	195.00–215.00	917	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	202.22/cwt	194.50–210.00	1,078	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	212.12/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,192	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	184.40/cwt	184.00–184.50	1,271	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	224.05/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,156	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,334	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,191	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	205.75/cwt	201.00–212.00	965	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	214.78/cwt	210.00–217.50	711	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	924	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	180.60/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,313	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,155	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,186	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	214.21/cwt	209.00–220.00	940	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	210.84/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,286	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,109	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	181.58/cwt	175.00–185.00	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	771	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	226.23/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,097	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	190.99/cwt	189.00–193.00	819	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,000	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	96.78/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,145	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	77.71/cwt	76.50–79.00	847	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	122.73/cwt	113.00–126.50	1,253	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,228	78.72/cwt	62.50–95.00	967	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,470	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,014	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	106.37/cwt	103.00–110.50	2,117	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	85.49/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,302	3
Bulls	—	—	1,756	94.65/cwt	91.50–97.00	1,662	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	80.32/cwt	77.00–81.00	994	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	84.03/cwt	81.50–86.00	1,095	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,223	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,469	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	75.64/cwt	74.00–78.00	879	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	980	4

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 Feb 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,217Last week 135Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 142Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 379Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	537	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	685	160.50	160.50
25	—	605	183.00–183.50	183.32
66	—	435	195.00–215.00	210.80
107	—	533	194.50–210.00	202.22
10	—	565	204.50	204.50
14	—	730	162.50	162.50
25	—	367	210.00	210.00
160	—	485	213.00–230.00	226.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	595	182.00	182.00
7	—	316	210.00	210.00
14	—	367	175.00–185.00	181.58
16	—	429	189.00–193.00	190.99
28	—	532	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	562	207.00–218.00	212.12
57	—	689	184.00–184.50	184.40
91	—	516	219.00–228.00	224.05
17	—	377	245.00	245.00
17	—	727	173.00–186.00	180.60
33	—	439	209.00–220.00	214.21
124	—	610	206.00–213.00	210.84
7	—	349	240.00	240.00
12	—	472	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	822	162.25	162.25
7	—	617	193.00	193.00
6	—	757	169.00	169.00
21	—	469	201.00–212.00	205.75
22	—	331	210.00–217.50	214.78

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,183	93.00–105.00	96.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,090	76.50–79.00	77.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,021	113.00–126.50	122.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	62.50–95.00	78.72
2	—	1,470	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,990	103.00–110.50	106.37
3	—	1,523	82.00–88.00	85.49
4	—	1,756	91.50–97.00	94.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,237	77.00–81.00	80.32
11	—	1,303	81.50–86.00	84.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	81.50	81.50
3	—	1,606	91.50	91.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	74.00–78.00	75.64
4	—	1,188	82.50	82.50

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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