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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Aug 23

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Aug 9Aug 23Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 81▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 144▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 29▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady on a light offering on last sale on summer schedule. Not enough feeder cows or feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate. Next sale will be September 6 th with sales every Tuesday going into fall.

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 $161.28/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$161.28

36 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$0.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.85

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	705	161.50	1,139	25
Medium and Large 1	633	160.77	1,017	11thin

One grade step is worth $0.73/cwt here — about $121 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 sale36 hd

161.28

—

WY average3 barns · 407 hd

175.13

−13.85

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	1,725	96.64	1,667	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	88.31	1,156	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,564	84.52	1,321	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	71.49	768	9thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,339	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	741	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,139	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,264	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,395	99.93/cwt	95.50–103.00	1,394	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,510	86.22/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,302	9
Bulls	—	—	1,778	94.71/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,684	15
Bulls	—	—	1,918	106.90/cwt	102.00–112.00	2,050	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	74.13/cwt	70.00–81.00	788	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	62.25/cwt	62.00–62.50	693	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	90.16/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,175	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	81.75/cwt	78.00–86.50	1,086	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,066	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	89.55/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,381	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	84.20/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,332	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,037	116.40/cwt	108.50–122.00	1,207	44
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,149	95.62/cwt	93.50–105.00	1,099	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	70.47/cwt	70.00–71.00	851	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,391	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,252	3

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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 81Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 144Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 29Year ago 0

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	6	—	1,208	70.00–71.00	70.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,149	93.50–105.00	95.62
(<2 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,037	108.50–122.00	116.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,391	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	781	171.50	171.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	705	161.50	161.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	176.00	176.00
5	—	887	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	62.00–62.50	62.25
7	—	1,063	70.00–81.00	74.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	88.00–91.50	89.55
8	—	1,582	83.00–85.50	84.20
1	—	1,480	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,303	88.00–94.00	90.16
9	—	1,329	78.00–86.50	81.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	95.50–103.00	99.93
9	—	1,510	82.00–92.00	86.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,918	102.00–112.00	106.90
15	—	1,778	90.00–100.50	94.71

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.