Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on special calf sale, slaughter cows and bulls no comparisons available. Not enough yearlings for a good market test. Feeder steers mostly steady with reputation load lots 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady with calves under 500 lbs higher, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower.No cow sale Friday, Demand good with good buyer attendance and participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $280.92/cwt on 1,065 head.

Average price

$280.92

1,065 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$53.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.43

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	284.30	1,340	998
Medium and Large 1-2	514	230.54	1,184	67

One grade step is worth $53.76/cwt here — about $156 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 sale1,065 hd

280.92

—

WY average3 barns · 3,211 hd

267.49

+13.43

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	1,911	97.22	1,857	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,657	83.53	1,385	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	78.91	867	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	77.78	967	20

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 1	—	423	298.28/cwt	286.00–299.75	1,262	297
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,800	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	205.25/cwt	205.25–205.25	1,262	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,337	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	118.38/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,193	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	89.27/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,018	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	85.67/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,187	10
Bulls	—	—	1,825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	98.02/cwt	96.50–100.00	1,882	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	73.94/cwt	70.00–79.00	918	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	80.92/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,007	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	82.29/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,380	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,401	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	76.13/cwt	70.00–79.00	830	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	82.62/cwt	80.00–84.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	767	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,281	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	278.35/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,353	421
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	239.37/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,338	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	267.36/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,414	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,243	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	451	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,497	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	438	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,559	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,227	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	281.30/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,035	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	226.12/cwt	221.25–240.00	1,517	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	321.16/cwt	313.00–338.00	1,352	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	297.59/cwt	292.00–299.25	1,455	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	301.68/cwt	291.50–309.50	1,599	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	251.60/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,530	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	253.42/cwt	246.50–270.00	1,490	153

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 Nov 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,083Last week 3,376Year ago 1,446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
297	—	423	286.00–299.75	298.28
31	—	889	202.50	202.50
9	—	743	180.00	180.00
421	—	486	265.00–291.00	278.35
12	—	933	180.50	180.50
15	—	559	233.00–245.00	239.37
38	—	529	260.00–272.00	267.36
6	—	1,001	185.00	185.00
27	—	368	280.00–285.00	281.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	615	205.25	205.25
15	—	283	271.00	271.00
15	—	593	216.00	216.00
11	—	481	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	355	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	905	220.00	220.00
59	—	671	221.25–240.00	226.12
48	—	421	313.00–338.00	321.16
37	—	489	292.00–299.25	297.59
5	—	328	375.00	375.00
258	—	530	291.50–309.50	301.68
75	—	608	245.00–253.00	251.60
153	—	588	246.50–270.00	253.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	611	203.50	203.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	451	332.00	332.00
51	—	438	356.00	356.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	117.00–120.00	118.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,140	86.00–101.00	89.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,385	80.00–90.00	85.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	90.00	90.00
9	—	1,920	96.50–100.00	98.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,241	70.00–79.00	73.94
11	—	1,245	80.00–85.00	80.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,677	81.00–85.50	82.29
1	—	1,540	91.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	70.00–79.00	76.13
3	—	1,109	80.00–84.00	82.62

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

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle

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Slaughter Cattle