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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 26

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 445 vs last sale 517▼ 80 vs year ago 152 · −52.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 145▼ 25 vs year ago 138 · −18.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 55▼ 222 vs year ago 292 · −76.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a light offering selling all classes of animals. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with offering not as attractive as past weeks. Demand moderate. Several baby calves ranging from 95-140 lbs and 150.00 to 325.00 each.

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 $171.88/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$171.88

16 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.12

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	171.88	925	16thin

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 sale16 hd

171.88

—

WY average2 barns · 573 hd

178.00

−6.12

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	1,627	102.17	1,662	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	81.08	1,046	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	79.30	1,113	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	76.36	842	30

Every lot

23 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	557	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	938	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,485	104.34/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,549	7
Bulls	—	—	1,875	98.37/cwt	96.00–102.50	1,844	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	73.28/cwt	70.00–74.50	788	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	78.15/cwt	76.00–80.00	874	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,126	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	895	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	82.77/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,065	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	73.74/cwt	70.00–77.50	962	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	79.20/cwt	76.50–83.00	1,214	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	897.83/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,319	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,511	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,422	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,131	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,520	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,640	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	22,140	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	2,130	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	35,678	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	16,741	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	946	111.46/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,054	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,083	88.25/cwt	81.00–92.00	956	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,131	77.63/cwt	73.00–79.00	878	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,142	62.93/cwt	62.00–65.00	719	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,336	77.14/cwt	74.00–83.50	1,031	14

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 517Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 145Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 55Year ago 292

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	586	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	175.00	175.00
10	—	670	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	1	—	1,640	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	2,130	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,422	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	800.00–1,000.00	897.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,475.00	1,475.00

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	10	—	1,131	73.00–79.00	77.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,142	62.00–65.00	62.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,336	74.00–83.50	77.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,083	81.00–92.00	88.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	946	110.00–114.00	111.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,485	104.00–107.00	104.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,875	96.00–102.50	98.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,287	80.00–85.50	82.77
6	—	1,305	70.00–77.50	73.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,533	76.50–83.00	79.20
7	—	1,126	79.50	79.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,118	76.00–80.00	78.15
11	—	1,076	70.00–74.50	73.28

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.