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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 29

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,164 head

▲ 926 vs last sale 1,238▲ 1,175 vs year ago 989 · +118.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 170▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

331 head

▲ 188 vs last sale 143▲ 237 vs year ago 94 · +252.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder cows several returning to feed, Yearlings 4.00-5.00 higher instances 8.00, feeder calves steady with instances 5.00-7.00 higher on reputation quality. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.79/cwt on 975 head.

Average price

$154.79

975 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$7.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.47

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	668	154.90	1,034	950
Medium 1	609	153.00	932	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	478	147.00	703	9thin

One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about $331 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 sale975 hd

154.79

—

WY average3 barns · 3,044 hd

151.32

+3.47

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	1,570	81.47	1,279	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	54.05	889	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	53.14	675	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	49.62	558	35

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	219.43/cwt	219.00–220.00	707	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	196.81/cwt	191.00–201.50	750	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	176.67/cwt	175.00–178.00	769	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	703	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	162.80/cwt	160.00–163.00	794	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	163.41/cwt	154.00–168.00	846	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	866	43
Steers	—	Medium 1	609	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	932	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	146.44/cwt	145.00–147.50	895	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	147.07/cwt	146.00–148.50	974	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	143.00/cwt	136.00–147.50	1,040	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	148.20/cwt	144.00–149.25	1,162	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	142.51/cwt	136.50–148.00	1,180	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	894	137.40/cwt	136.75–138.50	1,228	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,244	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,257	47
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	538	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	176.18/cwt	167.50–183.00	645	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	696	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	152.47/cwt	141.50–168.00	712	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	144.95/cwt	139.00–146.75	733	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	587	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	816	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	795	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	687	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	989	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	142.70/cwt	141.50–144.25	985	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,021	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,073	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	782	139.04/cwt	137.50–139.50	1,087	234
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,116	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,160	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	873	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,174	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	125.41/cwt	125.25–125.50	1,163	38
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	923	118.92/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,098	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,311	78.95/cwt	69.50–96.00	1,035	7
Bulls	—	—	1,708	78.16/cwt	75.50–83.00	1,335	36
Bulls	—	—	1,710	70.92/cwt	67.00–74.50	1,213	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	44.75/cwt	42.00–46.00	479	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	52.50/cwt	50.00–55.00	607	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	53.14/cwt	50.00–55.00	675	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	57.16/cwt	56.00–58.50	902	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,679	52.50/cwt	51.00–55.00	881	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	865	111.89/cwt	89.00–118.00	968	180
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	79.07/cwt	73.00–85.00	797	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	55.86/cwt	52.00–69.00	587	57
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,203	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	638	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,406	56.72/cwt	54.00–67.50	797	49
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,327	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,324	813.45/cwt	735.00–850.00	10,770	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,389	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	15,418	10

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,164Last week 1,238Year ago 989

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 170Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 331Last week 143Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	587	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	280	192.00	192.00
46	—	690	141.50–144.25	142.70
16	—	407	171.00	171.00
17	—	775	138.50	138.50
55	—	366	167.50–183.00	176.18
24	—	853	136.00	136.00
12	—	602	132.00	132.00
15	—	803	139.00	139.00
38	—	927	125.25–125.50	125.41
15	—	724	141.00	141.00
140	—	467	141.50–168.00	152.47
136	—	506	139.00–146.75	144.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	873	134.50	134.50
41	—	687	144.00	144.00
234	—	782	137.50–139.50	139.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	430	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	990	127.00	127.00
17	—	828	136.50–148.00	142.51
23	—	322	219.00–220.00	219.43
61	—	910	136.75	136.75
62	—	381	191.00–201.50	196.81
75	—	488	160.00–163.00	162.80
53	—	662	146.00–148.50	147.07
46	—	611	145.00–147.50	146.44
29	—	727	136.00–147.50	143.00
140	—	518	154.00–168.00	163.41
201	—	784	144.00–149.25	148.20
56	—	435	175.00–178.00	176.67
43	—	582	148.75	148.75
97	—	894	136.75–138.50	137.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	609	153.00	153.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	57	—	1,051	52.00–69.00	55.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,203	53.00	53.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	49	—	1,406	54.00–67.50	56.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,008	73.00–85.00	79.07
(<2 yrs)	Open	180	—	865	89.00–118.00	111.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,032	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,324	735.00–850.00	813.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	—	1,389	1,110.00	1,110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	923	116.00–121.00	118.92
7	—	1,311	69.50–96.00	78.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,708	75.50–83.00	78.16
19	—	1,710	67.00–74.50	70.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,071	42.00–46.00	44.75
22	—	1,157	50.00–55.00	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,270	50.00–55.00	53.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	51.00–55.00	52.50
2	—	1,578	56.00–58.50	57.16

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.