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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 3

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Feb 25Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 287 vs last sale 440▲ 153 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 71▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 192▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

On a light offering, compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder calves not enough for a good market test and comparison. Demand moderate.

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 $135.91/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$135.91

56 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.98

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	135.91	836	56

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

135.91

—

WY average3 barns · 898 hd

151.89

−15.98

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	1,569	79.00	1,239	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	57.88	866	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	57.28	747	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	55.75	623	28

Every lot

21 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	747	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	148.85/cwt	144.50–158.00	869	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	932	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	609	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	690	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	754	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	802	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	127.57/cwt	127.25–127.75	927	29
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,464	80.35/cwt	73.00–102.00	1,176	18
Bulls	—	—	1,883	74.95/cwt	71.00–76.50	1,411	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	403	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	54.04/cwt	51.00–56.00	566	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	57.84/cwt	56.50–60.00	665	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	58.91/cwt	57.50–64.00	753	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	55.03/cwt	54.00–57.50	737	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	57.88/cwt	57.50–58.00	866	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	889	109.85/cwt	107.00–122.00	977	68
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,056	84.94/cwt	64.00–99.00	897	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	58.57/cwt	50.00–61.00	679	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,366	57.35/cwt	54.00–60.00	783	37
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,785	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	24,098	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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 440Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 192Year ago 0

On a light offering, compared to last week slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder calves not enough for a good market test and comparison. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	630	148.00	148.00
18	—	584	144.50–158.00	148.85
7	—	454	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	144.25	144.25
6	—	403	151.00	151.00
6	—	479	144.00	144.00
10	—	531	142.00	142.00
29	—	727	127.25–127.75	127.57

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,159	50.00–61.00	58.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,366	54.00–60.00	57.35
(<2 yrs)	Open	68	—	889	107.00–122.00	109.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,056	64.00–99.00	84.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,785	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,883	71.00–76.50	74.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,464	73.00–102.00	80.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,340	54.00–57.50	55.03
11	—	1,278	57.50–64.00	58.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,497	57.50–58.00	57.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	40.00	40.00
6	—	1,047	51.00–56.00	54.04
20	—	1,149	56.50–60.00	57.84

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.