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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Feb 22

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 1,418 vs last sale 1,481▼ 32 vs year ago 95 · −33.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 152▼ 68 vs year ago 107 · −63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 209 vs last sale 250▼ 297 vs year ago 338 · −87.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a light offering due to cold weather conditions: Slaughter cows and bulls steady, not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate. Big sale next week on a feeder calf special.

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 $175.25/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$175.25

20 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.82

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	175.25	862	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

175.25

—

WY average2 barns · 2,031 hd

176.07

−0.82

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	1,656	86.38	1,431	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	71.20	948	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	66.37	740	24

Every lot

13 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	862	20
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,531	78.08/cwt	75.00–81.50	1,195	5
Bulls	—	—	1,689	87.44/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,477	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	98.09/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,766	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	781	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	66.04/cwt	62.50–68.00	738	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	67.20/cwt	65.00–68.50	850	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	75.20/cwt	74.00–76.50	1,051	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	948	105.44/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,000	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,084	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	612	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,127	70.53/cwt	68.00–72.00	795	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,207	79.19/cwt	78.50–80.00	956	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,474	74.46/cwt	71.00–80.50	1,098	8

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 Feb 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 1,481Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 152Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 250Year ago 338

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	492	175.25	175.25

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,127	68.00–72.00	70.53
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,084	56.50	56.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,474	71.00–80.50	74.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	948	99.00–109.00	105.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,207	78.50–80.00	79.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	75.00–81.50	78.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,689	85.00–89.00	87.44
3	—	1,800	93.00–101.00	98.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	74.00–76.50	75.20
3	—	1,265	65.00–68.50	67.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,118	62.50–68.00	66.04
1	—	1,055	74.00	74.00

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.