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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Oct 6

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,227 head

▲ 1,063 vs last sale 2,164▲ 340 vs year ago 2,887 · +11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

161 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 214▼ 99 vs year ago 260 · −38.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 241 vs last sale 331▼ 93 vs year ago 183 · −50.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with instances 1.00-2.00 lower, Feeder steer calves under 600 lbs steady with instances 1.00-2.00 lower, heifer calves under 600 lbs lower undertones noted. Yearlings not as many as last week, 900 lb heifers steady instances 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Starting fall sales: Calves & yearlings on Tuesdays, cows and bulls sale on Fridays.

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 $169.10/cwt on 1,539 head.

Average price

$169.10

1,539 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$8.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	169.61	844	1,446
Medium and Large 1-2	476	161.14	767	93

One grade step is worth $8.47/cwt here — about $77 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 sale1,539 hd

169.10

—

WY average3 barns · 6,188 hd

169.44

−0.34

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	1,699	81.90	1,392	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,725	55.49	957	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,311	49.54	650	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,131	49.17	556	45

Every lot

55 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	324	211.79/cwt	199.00–215.00	686	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	193.12/cwt	186.00–202.00	705	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	178.80/cwt	177.00–180.00	674	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	184.31/cwt	170.00–187.00	802	421
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	167.22/cwt	161.75–179.00	791	233
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	157.64/cwt	157.00–159.00	768	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	761	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	161.23/cwt	151.00–166.00	837	242
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	147.58/cwt	141.00–153.00	854	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	143.34/cwt	141.00–145.50	913	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	138.73/cwt	131.00–144.25	931	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	144.94/cwt	144.75–146.50	1,117	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	973	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	134.15/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,099	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,067	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,302	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	289	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	167.20/cwt	162.00–169.00	530	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	158.98/cwt	153.50–167.00	587	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	153.72/cwt	146.25–159.50	647	194
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	141.62/cwt	141.00–142.00	603	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	136.73/cwt	136.00–137.00	630	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	143.39/cwt	138.00–153.00	671	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	141.37/cwt	135.00–143.00	720	149
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	134.73/cwt	131.00–138.00	775	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	581	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	799	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	670	137.45/cwt	134.50–142.50	921	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	696	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	905	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	813	131.74/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,071	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	820	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,070	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,171	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	901	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,122	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	915	131.07/cwt	128.75–131.75	1,199	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	1,064	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,181	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	709	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	81.26/cwt	79.00–103.00	1,437	7
Bulls	—	—	1,802	76.11/cwt	70.50–78.00	1,372	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	46.59/cwt	45.00–48.00	517	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	50.04/cwt	48.50–52.50	568	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	643	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	46.15/cwt	45.50–47.00	579	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	49.82/cwt	47.50–52.00	656	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	54.28/cwt	54.00–55.50	896	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,850	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	1,064	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	847	112.68/cwt	95.50–133.50	954	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	75.00/cwt	66.00–87.00	731	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,049	51.91/cwt	50.00–58.00	545	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,207	51.28/cwt	49.00–54.50	619	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	62.67/cwt	56.00–68.00	759	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,011	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,167	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,875	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,665	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	19,980	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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,227Last week 2,164Year ago 2,887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 214Year ago 260

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 331Year ago 183

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	575	131.00–138.00	134.73
6	—	289	189.00	189.00
149	—	509	135.00–143.00	141.37
194	—	421	146.25–159.50	153.72
28	—	866	135.25	135.25
121	—	468	138.00–153.00	143.39
37	—	317	162.00–169.00	167.20
82	—	369	153.50–167.00	158.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	461	136.00–137.00	136.73
7	—	535	131.00	131.00
16	—	426	141.00–142.00	141.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	581	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	820	130.50	130.50
29	—	670	134.50–142.50	137.45
8	—	901	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	696	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	813	131.00–132.50	131.74
5	—	1,064	111.00	111.00
155	—	915	128.75–131.75	131.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	122.00	122.00
106	—	365	186.00–202.00	193.12
45	—	637	141.00–145.50	143.34
23	—	819	132.00–140.00	134.15
421	—	435	170.00–187.00	184.31
218	—	579	141.00–153.00	147.58
73	—	324	199.00–215.00	211.79
55	—	771	144.75–146.50	144.94
242	—	519	151.00–166.00	161.23
233	—	473	161.75–179.00	167.22
6	—	705	137.00	137.00
19	—	671	131.00–144.25	138.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	149.00	149.00
46	—	487	157.00–159.00	157.64
7	—	801	121.50	121.50
31	—	377	177.00–180.00	178.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	501	141.50	141.50

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	4	—	1,211	56.00–68.00	62.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,049	50.00–58.00	51.91
(<2 yrs)	Open	19	—	847	95.50–133.50	112.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	975	66.00–87.00	75.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,207	49.00–54.50	51.28

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	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,011	610.00	610.00

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	—	1,665	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	45.50–47.00	46.15
37	—	1,316	47.50–52.00	49.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	57.50	57.50
5	—	1,650	54.00–55.50	54.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	54.00	54.00
16	—	1,109	45.00–48.00	46.59
25	—	1,135	48.50–52.50	50.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	82.00	82.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,769	79.00–103.00	81.26
6	—	1,802	70.50–78.00	76.11

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.