Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, on a calf and yearling special; slaughter cows firm, slaughter bulls not as attractive as last week instances 1.00-4.00 lower, with feeder cows mostly steady. Yearling steers uneven with instances lower undertones noted, yearling heifers steady with higher instances. Feeder calves good offering with reputation quality and calves with pre-con shots higher, higher prices noted. Good demand with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $295.53/cwt on 503 head.

Average price

$295.53

503 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$741

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

$25.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.82

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	297.57	1,889	463
Medium and Large 1-2	422	271.94	1,148	40

One grade step is worth $25.62/cwt here — about $741 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 sale503 hd

295.53

—

WY average2 barns · 1,641 hd

277.71

+17.82

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	1,804	115.64	2,086	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,640	104.71	1,717	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	104.70	1,367	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	94.30	1,047	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,214	$1,844	7

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,423	100.41/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,429	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	93.55/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	267.75/cwt	267.75–267.75	1,478	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	827	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,915	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	300.82/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,275	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	277.71/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,319	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	240.07/cwt	234.00–245.50	1,743	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	614	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,443	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	1,237	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,172	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	270.98/cwt	269.50–278.00	1,447	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,761	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,260	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,398	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	446	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,637	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,675	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,982	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	279.84/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,276	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,150	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	233.39/cwt	225.00–239.50	2,255	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	242.28/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,999	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	2,304	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	314.13/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,530	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,157	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	284.93/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,661	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	992	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	668	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,647	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	738	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	650	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	471	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,385	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	257.93/cwt	251.00–261.00	967	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,214	1,843.91/head	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,844	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,427	106.83/cwt	103.50–109.50	1,524	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,676	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	102.24/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,140	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,617	112.25/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,815	6
Bulls	—	—	1,967	121.24/cwt	119.00–122.50	2,385	9
Bulls	—	—	1,777	113.33/cwt	107.50–116.50	2,014	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	106.76/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,385	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,310	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	104.71/cwt	101.00–109.50	1,717	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	90.95/cwt	90.00–92.00	994	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,156	1

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,239Last week 435Year ago 1,621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 201Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 47Year ago 21

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	3	—	1,423	97.00–102.00	100.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,146	91.00–97.00	93.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,427	103.50–109.50	106.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,223	137.00	137.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,115	101.00–104.00	102.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,214	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,843.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	312.50	312.50
10	—	690	263.00	263.00
54	—	932	242.50	242.50
21	—	354	395.00	395.00
10	—	761	260.50	260.50
17	—	966	225.00–239.50	233.39
14	—	825	233.00–249.00	242.28
21	—	1,031	223.50	223.50
7	—	744	261.00	261.00
34	—	487	311.00–325.00	314.13
28	—	886	243.50	243.50
27	—	583	279.00–287.00	284.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	475	350.00	350.00
55	—	446	367.00	367.00
17	—	395	295.00	295.00
87	—	566	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	456	270.00–293.00	279.84
15	—	415	277.00	277.00
11	—	389	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	552	267.75	267.75
58	—	424	300.00–301.00	300.82
38	—	475	261.00–281.00	277.71
13	—	726	234.00–245.50	240.07
15	—	379	326.50	326.50
9	—	333	352.00	352.00
68	—	534	269.50–278.00	270.98
11	—	759	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	827	231.50	231.50
8	—	738	243.50	243.50
7	—	650	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	614	235.00	235.00
18	—	668	246.50	246.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	471	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	281.00	281.00
32	—	375	251.00–261.00	257.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,617	109.00–115.00	112.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,967	119.00–122.50	121.24
13	—	1,777	107.50–116.50	113.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	104.00–108.00	106.76
1	—	1,330	98.50	98.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,640	101.00–109.50	104.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	90.00–92.00	90.95
1	—	1,145	101.00	101.00

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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