Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

On a calf and yearling special today, compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls on strong market unevenly steady with instances 2.00-4.00 lower on top end. Feeder calves strong active market throughout the day with several reputation quality lots available. Limited feeder calves last two weeks for a good market test and comparisons. Demand very strong with good buyer attendance and participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $305.42/cwt on 1,710 head.

Average price

$305.42

1,710 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$36.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.69

vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	307.53	1,848	1,611
Medium and Large 1-2	651	271.12	1,766	99

One grade step is worth $36.41/cwt here — about $82 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 sale1,710 hd

305.42

—

WY average2 barns · 4,952 hd

294.73

+10.69

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	1,764	109.11	1,924	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	102.87	1,639	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	101.66	1,323	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,137	90.58	1,030	5thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,868	116.76/cwt	114.00–119.50	2,181	3
Bulls	—	—	1,681	104.15/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,751	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	98.61/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	289.70/cwt	280.75–297.00	1,648	307
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	259.35/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,478	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	296.55/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,426	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	277.49/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,698	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	238.65/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,881	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	321.94/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,239	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	345.12/cwt	337.00–357.50	1,325	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	339.58/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,783	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	259.52/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,889	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,098	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	341.38/cwt	329.00–356.00	1,625	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,044	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	275.44/cwt	258.00–279.00	1,768	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	250.26/cwt	243.50–260.00	1,742	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	280.07/cwt	266.50–290.00	1,879	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	320.20/cwt	305.00–334.50	1,844	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	332.05/cwt	325.00–336.50	1,454	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	253.26/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,699	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	319.96/cwt	316.50–326.00	1,497	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	306.99/cwt	293.00–315.00	1,913	388
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	292.83/cwt	275.00–303.50	1,549	230
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,352	99.63/cwt	93.00–101.50	1,347	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,352	107.83/cwt	103.00–110.50	1,458	75
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	141.86/cwt	132.50–151.00	1,464	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	111.54/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,498	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	103.09/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,267	19
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,887	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	92.60/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,221	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	106.19/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,373	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	97.24/cwt	95.00–98.50	1,562	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	104.74/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,664	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	85.22/cwt	81.00–88.00	993	3

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,553Last week 50Year ago 1,986

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 59Year ago 272

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 44Year ago 69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,868	114.00–119.50	116.76
4	—	1,681	99.00–109.00	104.15
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	106.00	106.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	95.00–102.50	98.61
3	—	1,165	81.00–88.00	85.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,319	88.00–96.00	92.60
14	—	1,293	100.00–107.50	106.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,606	95.00–98.50	97.24
9	—	1,589	101.00–106.00	104.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
307	—	569	280.75–297.00	289.70
167	—	612	260.00–287.00	277.49
27	—	385	315.00–330.00	321.94
10	—	334	312.50	312.50
56	—	438	325.00–336.50	332.05
9	—	788	222.50	222.50
198	—	671	242.50–257.00	253.26
87	—	468	316.50–326.00	319.96
230	—	529	275.00–303.50	292.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	570	254.00–265.00	259.35
26	—	481	290.00–310.00	296.55
7	—	611	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	788	235.00–247.00	238.65
26	—	384	337.00–357.50	345.12
246	—	525	320.00–352.00	339.58
209	—	728	249.00–265.00	259.52
6	—	435	252.50	252.50
206	—	476	329.00–356.00	341.38
209	—	671	266.50–290.00	280.07
277	—	576	305.00–334.50	320.20
388	—	623	293.00–315.00	306.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	642	258.00–279.00	275.44
17	—	696	243.50–260.00	250.26

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	23	—	1,352	93.00–101.50	99.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	75	—	1,352	103.00–110.50	107.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,032	132.50–151.00	141.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,343	110.00–119.00	111.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,229	101.00–107.00	103.09

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

Slaughter Cattle

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