Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First calf and yearling special sale of 2024 - Several reputation quality calves offered with good demand and buyer attendance. No comparisons available being first sale of 2024. Few slaughter cows and bulls. Next sale will be January 16th Bred Cow Special, along with all cattle classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $300.92/cwt on 1,649 head.

Average price

$300.92

1,649 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$497

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

$161.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.48

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	438	329.81	1,443	120
Medium and Large 1	569	299.34	1,703	1,521
Large 1	1,155	168.00	1,940	8thin

One grade step is worth $161.81/cwt here — about −$497 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 sale1,649 hd

300.92

—

WY average2 barns · 3,167 hd

297.43

+3.48

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	—	Low	1,713	101.22	1,734	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	85.33	1,312	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	83.93	1,084	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	80.60	900	13

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1-2	—	578	246.64/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,426	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	293.71/cwt	277.00–304.00	1,430	355
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	252.41/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,557	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	234.93/cwt	232.50–235.50	1,579	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	268.88/cwt	253.00–277.00	1,533	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	219.50/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,587	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	328.09/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,578	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	290.57/cwt	271.00–295.50	1,700	435
Steers	Large 1	—	1,155	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	316.32/cwt	311.00–318.00	1,512	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	388.91/cwt	363.00–395.00	1,470	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	248.53/cwt	241.25–251.00	1,760	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	258.25/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,730	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	313.19/cwt	297.50–323.00	1,641	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,725	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	279.42/cwt	263.00–286.00	1,447	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	310.18/cwt	294.00–322.00	1,324	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,334	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	282.47/cwt	271.00–294.00	1,782	289
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	313.33/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,065	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	342.50/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,363	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,214	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	313.39/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,203	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	361.14/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,524	71
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	821	137.20/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,126	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	82.03/cwt	81.00–84.00	882	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,366	86.72/cwt	86.50–87.50	1,185	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	89.57/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,527	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,573	112.33/cwt	110.00–114.50	1,767	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,250	93.44/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,168	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	101.11/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,745	5
Bulls	—	—	1,946	109.33/cwt	108.00–113.00	2,128	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	81.97/cwt	78.00–85.00	921	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	85.33/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,006	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	73.71/cwt	73.00–75.00	806	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	83.93/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,084	6

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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,840Last week 331Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 71Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 181Year ago 1,194

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	578	242.50–248.00	246.64
12	—	515	259.00	259.00
14	—	458	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
355	—	487	277.00–304.00	293.71
142	—	617	245.00–265.00	252.41
32	—	672	232.50–235.50	234.93
192	—	570	253.00–277.00	268.88
13	—	723	218.00–222.00	219.50
157	—	518	263.00–286.00	279.42
164	—	427	294.00–322.00	310.18
23	—	340	300.00–330.00	313.33
11	—	829	214.00	214.00
88	—	384	308.00–320.00	313.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
230	—	481	320.00–352.00	328.09
435	—	585	271.00–295.50	290.57
47	—	378	363.00–395.00	388.91
70	—	708	241.25–251.00	248.53
109	—	670	252.00–275.00	258.25
245	—	524	297.50–323.00	313.19
25	—	770	224.00	224.00
289	—	631	271.00–294.00	282.47
71	—	422	350.00–387.00	361.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	430	335.00	335.00
55	—	478	311.00–318.00	316.32
54	—	398	340.00–347.50	342.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,155	168.00	168.00

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	5	—	821	137.00–138.00	137.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,075	81.00–84.00	82.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,366	86.50–87.50	86.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	84.00–92.00	89.57
5	—	1,726	99.00–105.00	101.11
5	—	1,946	108.00–113.00	109.33
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	110.00–114.50	112.33
2	—	1,250	92.00–95.00	93.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,123	78.00–85.00	81.97
1	—	1,130	89.00	89.00
3	—	1,093	73.00–75.00	73.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	85.00–86.00	85.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,292	80.00–85.50	83.93

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Winter Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle