Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, on a yearling and calf special; Slaughter cows mostly steady instances 1.00-2.00 higher, slaughter bulls firm couple instances 6.00 lower, light run feeder cows. Feeder steer calves light offering with high demand instances 10.00-20.00 higher, heifer calves 5.00-10.00 higher, yearling steers instances 10.00-13.00 higher with yearling heifers instances 3.00-10.00 higher. Good demand and buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.85/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$241.85

144 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$64

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

$18.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	589	256.67	1,512	26
Medium and Large 1	660	238.58	1,575	118

One grade step is worth $18.09/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale144 hd

241.85

—

WY average1 barns · 144 hd

241.85

+0.00

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	—	High	1,757	114.67	2,014	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,551	97.92	1,519	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	97.92	1,244	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	94.93	1,052	39

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
Bulls	—	—	1,889	120.19/cwt	115.50–126.50	2,270	15
Bulls	—	—	1,757	113.86/cwt	109.00–115.00	2,001	11
Bulls	—	—	1,895	104.73/cwt	104.50–105.00	1,985	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,568	110.18/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,728	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	106.53/cwt	94.50–111.50	1,577	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	97.18/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,059	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	107.79/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	245.23/cwt	217.50–279.00	939	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,993	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,278	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	755	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,684	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,023	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	759	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,860	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,586	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	242.00/cwt	241.50–242.50	1,779	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	791	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	829	231.65/cwt	230.50–233.00	1,920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,222	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	92.04/cwt	90.50–95.50	1,151	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	100.27/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,281	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	85.18/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,323	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	87.04/cwt	86.00–88.00	936	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	94.32/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,021	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	98.88/cwt	98.00–102.50	1,172	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	94.32/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,370	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	106.19/cwt	102.50–109.50	1,780	7

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 Sep 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 422Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 86Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 12Year ago 37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,889	115.50–126.50	120.19
11	—	1,757	109.00–115.00	113.86
2	—	1,895	104.50–105.00	104.73
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,568	103.00–114.00	110.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,251	90.50–95.50	92.04
20	—	1,278	97.00–105.00	100.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	84.00–86.50	85.18
9	—	1,453	90.00–98.00	94.32
7	—	1,676	102.50–109.50	106.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	86.00–88.00	87.04
26	—	1,082	90.00–96.00	94.32
10	—	1,185	98.00–102.50	98.88

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,480	94.50–111.50	106.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,090	89.00–101.00	97.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,115	105.00–115.00	107.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	900	225.00	225.00
5	—	791	230.00	230.00
11	—	829	230.50–233.00	231.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	383	217.50–279.00	245.23
7	—	757	239.00	239.00
9	—	633	250.00	250.00
6	—	859	232.00	232.00
7	—	505	253.00	253.00
5	—	418	262.50	262.50
16	—	735	241.50–242.50	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	225.00	225.00
11	—	755	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	249.00	249.00
19	—	611	259.50	259.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	295.00	295.00
8	—	355	335.00	335.00
10	—	558	287.00	287.00
6	—	760	263.50	263.50
5	—	439	307.50	307.50
6	—	237	340.00	340.00
6	—	975	230.00	230.00
7	—	1,043	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	590	285.00	285.00
24	—	759	266.50	266.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	759	245.00	245.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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