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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

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

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Aug 10Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,653 head

▲ 1,613 vs last sale 40▲ 289 vs year ago 1,364 · +21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 164▲ 167 vs year ago 37 · +451.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 24▲ 71 vs year ago 9 · +788.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls under pressure with lower undertones noted. First feeder special of the season with no comparisons available. Demand moderate on slaughter animals with moderate to good on yearlings and small offering of feeder calves. Starting weekly sales, with sales every Tuesday.

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 $141.96/cwt on 734 head.

Average price

$141.96

734 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.14

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	795	142.58	1,133	685
Medium and Large 1-2	613	133.33	818	49

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $316 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 sale734 hd

141.96

—

WY average2 barns · 1,391 hd

148.10

−6.14

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	1,697	82.80	1,405	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	63.27	986	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	54.39	720	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,107	51.64	572	39

Every lot

60 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	770	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	181.98/cwt	179.00–184.00	761	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	159.62/cwt	158.00–162.00	766	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	807	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	167.05/cwt	157.00–169.50	1,051	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	141.47/cwt	132.50–148.50	956	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	156.89/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,067	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	151.20/cwt	143.00–152.50	1,083	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	151.53/cwt	148.75–154.25	1,174	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	785	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,264	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	149.80/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,228	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	145.94/cwt	145.50–146.25	1,274	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	145.35/cwt	145.25–145.50	1,320	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,359	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	289	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	564	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	689	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	684	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	812	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	141.88/cwt	137.00–143.50	888	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	651	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	898	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	660	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	997	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	695	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,029	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	974	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	722	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,083	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	990	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	774	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,109	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	142.63/cwt	140.50–143.25	1,114	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	140.82/cwt	137.75–143.00	1,138	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	845	140.67/cwt	135.75–141.25	1,189	272
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,240	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	901	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,246	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	926	135.58/cwt	135.50–135.75	1,255	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,297	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	934	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,023	112.48/cwt	91.00–119.00	1,151	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,393	69.25/cwt	69.00–69.50	965	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	68.89/cwt	62.00–71.00	1,164	4
Bulls	—	—	1,798	80.02/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,439	32
Bulls	—	—	1,953	90.52/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,768	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	45.07/cwt	43.00–47.00	483	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	51.23/cwt	49.00–54.00	552	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	55.63/cwt	55.00–60.50	654	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	53.21/cwt	51.00–55.00	703	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	59.34/cwt	57.00–63.00	787	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	48.24/cwt	47.50–49.00	649	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	61.65/cwt	60.00–63.50	903	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	838	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,646	65.57/cwt	64.00–69.50	1,079	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	987	55.48/cwt	52.00–60.00	548	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,106	46.20/cwt	41.00–47.50	511	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,219	71.43/cwt	61.00–77.50	871	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,236	55.33/cwt	49.00–58.00	684	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,374	58.18/cwt	54.00–64.50	799	28
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,238	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,352	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,844	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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,653Last week 40Year ago 1,364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 164Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 24Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,327	57.00–63.00	59.34
19	—	1,321	51.00–55.00	53.21
2	—	1,345	47.50–49.00	48.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,465	60.00–63.50	61.65
1	—	1,510	55.50	55.50
9	—	1,646	64.00–69.50	65.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,175	55.00–60.50	55.63
6	—	1,072	43.00–47.00	45.07
21	—	1,078	49.00–54.00	51.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,953	87.00–93.50	90.52
32	—	1,798	74.00–84.00	80.02
4	—	1,689	62.00–71.00	68.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,023	91.00–119.00	112.48
2	—	1,393	69.00–69.50	69.25

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,236	49.00–58.00	55.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	987	52.00–60.00	55.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,219	61.00–77.50	71.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,374	54.00–64.50	58.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,106	41.00–47.50	46.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	935.00	935.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,352	950.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	703	138.50	138.50
48	—	808	137.75–143.00	140.82
7	—	289	195.00	195.00
35	—	886	140.00	140.00
22	—	781	140.50–143.25	142.63
42	—	626	137.00–143.50	141.88
14	—	430	159.00	159.00
13	—	957	135.50	135.50
7	—	535	141.00	141.00
6	—	453	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	131.25	131.25
18	—	522	131.00	131.00
8	—	746	132.75	132.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	901	138.25	138.25
56	—	722	150.00	150.00
33	—	774	143.25	143.25
10	—	660	151.00	151.00
272	—	845	135.75–141.25	140.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	651	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	695	148.00	148.00
36	—	926	135.50–135.75	135.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	418	179.00–184.00	181.98
113	—	629	157.00–169.50	167.05
64	—	908	145.25–145.50	145.35
5	—	381	202.00	202.00
6	—	503	160.50	160.50
5	—	978	139.00	139.00
59	—	680	152.00–161.00	156.89
50	—	716	143.00–152.50	151.20
76	—	820	141.00–154.00	149.80
12	—	873	145.50–146.25	145.94
22	—	480	158.00–162.00	159.62
50	—	775	148.75–154.25	151.53
12	—	550	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	676	132.50–148.50	141.47
6	—	545	145.00	145.00
5	—	575	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	785	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	759	123.00	123.00

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.