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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

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

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,799 head

▲ 1,702 vs last sale 97▲ 894 vs year ago 905 · +98.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 64▲ 68 vs year ago 56 · +121.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 53▲ 8 vs year ago 132 · +6.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a special back to grass and feeder special; slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher instances 7.00-8.00 , slaughter bulls steady with 2.00-4.00 higher, instance individual 10.00 higher. Feeder calves and back to grass calves good demand with good buyer participation. Higher overtones noted on most classes.

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 $156.27/cwt on 1,082 head.

Average price

$156.27

1,082 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$9.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.33

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	156.62	1,005	1,043
Medium and Large 1-2	555	146.95	816	39

One grade step is worth $9.67/cwt here — about $189 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 sale1,082 hd

156.27

—

WY average2 barns · 2,507 hd

152.94

+3.33

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	1,878	86.13	1,618	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	65.95	1,002	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,131	65.42	740	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	65.29	835	27

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	692	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	783	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	206.73/cwt	200.00–212.50	899	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	943	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	853	7
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	526	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	894	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	193.47/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,037	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	174.98/cwt	172.50–182.00	1,010	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	172.34/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,081	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	162.14/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,075	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	149.50/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,096	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,070	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	139.28/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,157	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,208	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,012	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,225	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	574	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	578	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	618	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	177.79/cwt	175.00–180.00	773	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	157.63/cwt	152.00–168.00	801	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	558	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	915	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	162.03/cwt	152.85–163.25	961	166
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	155.99/cwt	154.50–158.75	994	178
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	652	166.75/cwt	152.00–167.50	1,087	247
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	154.27/cwt	154.25–154.50	1,020	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	993	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	136.06/cwt	131.00–160.00	993	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	762	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,078	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,047	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	132.33/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,080	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,084	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,530	76.99/cwt	74.50–80.00	1,178	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,894	84.06/cwt	77.50–89.00	1,592	8
Bulls	—	—	1,987	92.69/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,842	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	62.46/cwt	59.00–64.25	658	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	65.91/cwt	62.00–70.00	754	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	63.06/cwt	60.00–64.50	806	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	67.36/cwt	66.00–72.00	862	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	63.23/cwt	61.00–65.00	960	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	69.84/cwt	68.50–71.00	1,063	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	925.64/cwt	850.00–985.00	10,904	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,181	1,525.19/cwt	1,300.00–1,600.00	18,012	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,188	1,123.85/cwt	1,100.00–1,185.00	13,351	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	1,067.34/cwt	1,060.00–1,075.00	13,374	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,840	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	860	118.18/cwt	113.00–132.00	1,016	35
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	988	66.77/cwt	63.00–69.00	660	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,037	92.59/cwt	85.00–106.00	960	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,041	77.69/cwt	70.00–82.00	809	42
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,286	65.46/cwt	60.00–69.50	842	18
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,360	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	7,777	2

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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,799Last week 97Year ago 905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 64Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 53Year ago 132

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	762	141.50	141.50
247	—	652	152.00–167.50	166.75
23	—	558	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	688	144.00–145.00	144.33
9	—	367	157.50	157.50
9	—	434	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	455	160.00	160.00
43	—	816	129.00–134.00	132.33
166	—	593	152.85–163.25	162.03
9	—	903	120.00	120.00
5	—	375	160.00	160.00
6	—	787	133.00	133.00
37	—	508	152.00–168.00	157.63
9	—	346	166.00	166.00
98	—	730	131.00–160.00	136.06
42	—	435	175.00–180.00	177.79
178	—	637	154.50–158.75	155.99
125	—	661	154.25–154.50	154.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,012	121.00	121.00
26	—	435	200.00–212.50	206.73
18	—	458	206.00	206.00
37	—	536	188.00–200.00	193.47
24	—	663	154.00–165.00	162.14
14	—	966	125.00	125.00
14	—	831	138.00–140.00	139.28
36	—	577	172.50–182.00	174.98
59	—	733	146.00–154.00	149.50
78	—	627	169.00–176.00	172.34
13	—	778	137.50	137.50
16	—	374	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	190.00	190.00
7	—	499	171.00	171.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,060.00–1,075.00	1,067.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,178	850.00–985.00	925.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,181	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,525.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,123.85

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	42	—	1,041	70.00–82.00	77.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,286	60.00–69.50	65.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	988	63.00–69.00	66.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,037	85.00–106.00	92.59
(<2 yrs)	Open	35	—	860	113.00–132.00	118.18

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	—	1,240	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	770	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	74.50–80.00	76.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,894	77.50–89.00	84.06
1	—	1,685	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,987	91.00–103.00	92.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,522	68.50–71.00	69.84
10	—	1,518	61.00–65.00	63.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,279	66.00–72.00	67.36
13	—	1,278	60.00–64.50	63.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,144	62.00–70.00	65.91
9	—	1,053	59.00–64.25	62.46

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.