Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a pair and back to grass special; slaughter cows unevenly steady with instance 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher instances 9.00, with feeder cows going back to grass or feed good demand with good buyer participation. Heifer pairs reputation quality higher again this week. Demand good to moderate with more thin cows and bulls coming to market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.56/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$235.56

324 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$37.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	237.17	1,386	310
Medium and Large 1-2	540	200.00	1,080	14thin

One grade step is worth $37.17/cwt here — about $306 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 sale324 hd

235.56

—

WY average2 barns · 1,891 hd

231.74

+3.82

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	1,811	107.31	1,943	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	90.96	1,428	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	87.58	1,117	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	86.03	996	37

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,152	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,117	$1,275	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,250	15
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,144	$960	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,364	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,350	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,170	$3,011	58

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	622	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	249.77/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,209	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,635	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	246.53/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,415	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	269.00/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,065	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	237.36/cwt	236.00–242.50	1,222	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,264	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	253.47/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,087	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	241.88/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,488	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	217.26/cwt	212.00–220.50	1,564	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	787	188.25/cwt	188.25–188.25	1,482	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	636	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,558	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	278.54/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,167	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	734	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,456	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	278.51/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,298	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,551	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	2,364.22/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,364	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,152	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	908	177.45/cwt	167.50–183.00	1,611	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	139.99/cwt	119.00–162.50	1,438	35
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	90.12/cwt	82.50–100.00	981	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	85.58/cwt	85.50–86.00	1,128	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,364	91.93/cwt	89.00–94.50	1,254	25
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	3,011.27/head	2,950.00–3,025.00	3,011	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	7
Bulls	—	—	1,654	103.79/cwt	98.00–107.50	1,717	13
Bulls	—	—	1,989	112.08/cwt	108.00–119.50	2,229	13
Bulls	—	—	1,540	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,401	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	85.98/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,089	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	88.98/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,141	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	92.87/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,506	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	83.99/cwt	80.00–86.00	958	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	87.15/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,277	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	89.01/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,052	15

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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 112Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 99Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 260Last week 180Year ago 244

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	181.00	181.00
61	—	484	237.50–255.00	249.77
58	—	684	239.00	239.00
35	—	574	235.00–250.00	246.53
21	—	396	265.00–271.00	269.00
25	—	515	236.00–242.50	237.36
27	—	429	250.00–260.00	253.47
10	—	783	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	787	188.25	188.25
31	—	636	245.00	245.00
6	—	734	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	540	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	486	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	615	237.50–250.00	241.88
16	—	720	212.00–220.50	217.26
18	—	419	273.00–283.00	278.54
48	—	466	270.00–283.00	278.51
5	—	598	252.50	252.50
15	—	549	282.50	282.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,364.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,435	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,144	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	—	1,110	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,152	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,117	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	908	167.50–183.00	177.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,027	119.00–162.50	139.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,089	82.50–100.00	90.12
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,318	85.50–86.00	85.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,364	89.00–94.50	91.93
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,170	2,950.00–3,025.00	3,011.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,654	98.00–107.50	103.79
13	—	1,989	108.00–119.50	112.08
1	—	1,540	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,267	84.00–87.00	85.98
23	—	1,282	88.00–93.00	88.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,622	91.00–94.50	92.87
3	—	1,465	86.00–89.50	87.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,141	80.00–86.00	83.99
15	—	1,182	88.00–96.00	89.01

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

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