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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2020-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jul 7

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Jun 23Jul 7Jul 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 129▲ 85 vs year ago 104 · +81.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 188▼ 37 vs year ago 172 · −21.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 215▼ 60 vs year ago 204 · −29.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; slaughter cows mostly steady with instances 1.00-2.00 lower, slaughter bulls firm with instance 1.50 higher. Demand moderate to good on a light summer offering. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. No sale next week (Summer Schedule) next sale: July 21 st.

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 $133.27/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$133.27

79 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$8.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	490	137.07	671	42
Medium and Large 1	634	128.95	818	37

One grade step is worth $8.13/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale79 hd

133.27

—

WY average2 barns · 111 hd

129.03

+4.24

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	1,676	83.27	1,396	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	63.50	1,026	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	61.22	692	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	60.69	811	37

Every lot

27 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	676	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	843	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	698	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	907	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	584	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	685	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	763	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	829	30
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	796	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,257	59.98/cwt	58.50–63.00	754	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,471	86.32/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,270	10
Bulls	—	—	1,674	83.37/cwt	78.00–86.50	1,396	19
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,698	74.92/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,272	3
Bulls	—	—	1,846	86.94/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,605	22
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	59.24/cwt	57.00–61.00	666	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	62.81/cwt	62.50–64.00	712	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	61.47/cwt	61.00–63.00	817	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	59.07/cwt	57.50–60.00	798	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,026	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,203	1,104.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	13,281	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,455	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	21,243	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,980	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	26,730	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	958	85.25/cwt	77.00–95.00	817	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	546	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	66.93/cwt	64.00–75.00	685	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,207	62.22/cwt	60.00–63.00	751	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,417	61.59/cwt	55.00–66.00	873	71

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 Jul 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 129Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 188Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 215Year ago 204

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	65.00	65.00
19	—	1,674	78.00–86.50	83.37
22	—	1,846	80.00–92.00	86.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	58.50–63.00	59.98
3	—	1,698	74.00–77.00	74.92
10	—	1,471	82.00–97.00	86.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,351	57.50–60.00	59.07
25	—	1,329	61.00–63.00	61.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,124	57.00–61.00	59.24
15	—	1,134	62.50–64.00	62.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,455	1,460.00	1,460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,980	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,104.00

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	71	—	1,417	55.00–66.00	61.59
(<2 yrs)	Open	19	—	958	77.00–95.00	85.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,023	64.00–75.00	66.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,207	60.00–63.00	62.22
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	56.00	56.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	770	129.00	129.00
8	—	429	157.50	157.50
35	—	544	155.00	155.00
8	—	698	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	133.00	133.00
30	—	648	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	411	142.00	142.00
36	—	503	136.25	136.25

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.