Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on calf and yearling special; not enough yearling steers and heifers for a good market test or comparisons. Steer calves steady with 2.00-7.00 higher instances 13.00, best advances on 350 lb calves, along with 400-450 lbs and 500-550 lbs. Heifer calves steady with 4.00-8.00 higher, instances 14.00. Heifers under 400 lbs under pressure, 450-500 lb calves most advances. Demand good with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $282.79/cwt on 1,320 head.

Average price

$282.79

1,320 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$266

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

$20.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.29

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	379	296.00	1,122	11thin
Medium and Large 1	546	283.86	1,549	1,118
Medium and Large 1-2	503	275.76	1,388	191

One grade step is worth $20.24/cwt here — about −$266 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 sale1,320 hd

282.79

—

WY average3 barns · 4,590 hd

298.09

−15.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1Fancy	—	424	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,395	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	785	222.06/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,743	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	942	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,903	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	976	164.27/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,603	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	738	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,668	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	863	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,881	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	372.33/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,270	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	336.51/cwt	323.00–351.00	1,410	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,350	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	277.31/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,497	85
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	379	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,122	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	295.85/cwt	283.50–313.00	1,553	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	246.94/cwt	223.50–257.50	1,536	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	313.03/cwt	297.00–322.00	1,474	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	237.68/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,702	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	371	372.17/cwt	371.00–373.00	1,381	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	268.50/cwt	255.00–285.50	1,536	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	281.41/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,204	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	248.90/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,431	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	351.90/cwt	335.00–367.00	1,306	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	236.44/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,577	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	287.36/cwt	280.00–291.00	971	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	284.15/cwt	272.00–299.00	1,063	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	238.29/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,363	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,527	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	306	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	742	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	362	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	921	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,431	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,254	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	241.12/cwt	222.00–246.00	1,288	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	273.48/cwt	263.50–283.00	1,307	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	286.40/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,237	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	261.67/cwt	251.00–274.00	1,384	109

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.

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Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Tue Nov 14, 2023

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

Receipts 3,376Last week 3,901Year ago 4,479

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	785	221.00–223.00	222.06
15	—	942	202.00	202.00
17	—	976	159.00–170.00	164.27
42	—	738	226.00	226.00
25	—	863	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	338	280.00–291.00	287.36
45	—	374	272.00–299.00	284.15
136	—	572	229.00–249.00	238.29
8	—	661	231.00	231.00
9	—	632	226.50	226.50
96	—	478	263.50–283.00	273.48
104	—	432	280.00–297.00	286.40
109	—	529	251.00–274.00	261.67
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	306	242.50	242.50
11	—	362	254.50	254.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	693	181.00	181.00
60	—	534	222.00–246.00	241.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	341	350.00–387.00	372.33
29	—	419	323.00–351.00	336.51
133	—	525	283.50–313.00	295.85
173	—	622	223.50–257.50	246.94
255	—	471	297.00–322.00	313.03
6	—	1,083	186.50	186.50
7	—	845	233.00	233.00
20	—	716	234.00–242.00	237.68
298	—	572	255.00–285.50	268.50
50	—	371	335.00–367.00	351.90
104	—	667	225.00–245.00	236.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	300	287.50	287.50
40	—	472	286.00	286.00
85	—	540	271.00–281.00	277.31
26	—	428	273.00–289.00	281.41
30	—	575	243.00–252.00	248.90
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	379	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	371	371.00–373.00	372.17

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