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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 17

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,753 head

▲ 1,653 vs last sale 100▲ 1,753 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 99▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 70▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower with slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Yearlings compared to two weeks ago mostly steady to firm, first offering for feeder calves steady to weak with lower undertones noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.83/cwt on 893 head.

Average price

$134.83

893 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$0.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	703	134.85	948	865
Medium and Large 1-2	610	134.00	817	28

One grade step is worth $0.85/cwt here — about $130 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 sale893 hd

134.83

—

WY average2 barns · 1,601 hd

132.85

+1.97

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	1,700	75.99	1,292	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,550	56.09	869	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	54.61	715	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	49.52	560	25

Every lot

50 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	566	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	592	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	153.80/cwt	151.00–161.00	649	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	159.21/cwt	151.00–162.50	739	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	148.46/cwt	147.00–150.00	788	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	148.57/cwt	141.00–150.00	841	224
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	886	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	925	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,044	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	935	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	138.25/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,082	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	996	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,156	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,240	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	553	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	140.59/cwt	140.00–142.00	607	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	138.08/cwt	131.00–142.00	666	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	502	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	690	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	132.82/cwt	131.00–133.50	700	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	756	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	824	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	633	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	919	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	721	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,024	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	736	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	960	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	133.81/cwt	133.25–134.25	1,018	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	764	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,056	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,090	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	842	130.46/cwt	130.00–130.75	1,098	235
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	866	128.12/cwt	125.50–129.50	1,110	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	128.59/cwt	127.00–129.50	1,129	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	910	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,142	46
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,209	87.02/cwt	75.00–115.00	1,052	5
Bulls	—	—	1,658	69.24/cwt	69.00–69.50	1,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,724	73.36/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,265	27
Bulls	—	—	1,935	79.67/cwt	78.50–81.00	1,542	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	53.09/cwt	51.00–56.00	594	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	45.66/cwt	43.50–47.50	522	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	51.16/cwt	51.00–51.50	645	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	55.06/cwt	53.00–58.00	724	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	763	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	56.96/cwt	56.00–60.00	885	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	71.64/cwt	66.00–82.00	729	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,261	53.49/cwt	53.00–55.00	675	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	845	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,363	57.62/cwt	57.00–58.50	785	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,928	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	892	841.42/cwt	835.00–850.00	7,505	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,883	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,050	1

This sale against other markets

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 17, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,753Last week 100Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 70Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	823	121.00	121.00
20	—	728	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	647	137.00	137.00
8	—	965	128.50	128.50
35	—	704	148.25	148.25
9	—	343	172.50	172.50
47	—	841	137.50	137.50
10	—	283	200.00	200.00
74	—	783	131.00–141.00	138.25
14	—	531	147.00–150.00	148.46
77	—	464	151.00–162.50	159.21
17	—	678	136.50	136.50
224	—	566	141.00–150.00	148.57
18	—	422	151.00–161.00	153.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	721	142.00	142.00
30	—	764	138.25	138.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	527	131.00–133.50	132.82
37	—	761	133.25–134.25	133.81
45	—	432	140.00–142.00	140.59
5	—	617	133.50	133.50
46	—	823	132.50	132.50
6	—	375	147.50	147.50
74	—	482	131.00–142.00	138.08
22	—	878	127.00–129.50	128.59
30	—	554	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	866	125.50–129.50	128.12
80	—	502	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	736	130.50	130.50
46	—	910	125.50	125.50
52	—	633	145.25	145.25
235	—	842	130.00–130.75	130.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	610	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,143	43.50–47.50	45.66
13	—	1,118	51.00–56.00	53.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	51.00–51.50	51.16
23	—	1,315	53.00–58.00	55.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	50.00	50.00
7	—	1,553	56.00–60.00	56.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,724	70.00–76.00	73.36
2	—	1,658	69.00–69.50	69.24
8	—	1,935	78.50–81.00	79.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,209	75.00–115.00	87.02

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,363	57.00–58.50	57.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,018	66.00–82.00	71.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,261	53.00–55.00	53.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	892	835.00–850.00	841.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.