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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 14

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 507 vs last sale 651▼ 184 vs year ago 328 · −56.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 98▲ 134 vs year ago 67 · +200.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

193 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 55▲ 126 vs year ago 67 · +188.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday's auction on a lighter offering, slaughter cows mostly steady instances 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls instance 5.00 lower. Package replacement quality heifers instances 10.00 higher, not enough other feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate.

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 $188.91/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$188.91

105 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.63

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	752	188.91	1,421	105

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 sale105 hd

188.91

—

WY average2 barns · 1,500 hd

210.54

−21.63

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	—	Low	1,684	93.14	1,569	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	87.33	1,441	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	82.02	1,032	43
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,482	81.17	1,203	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	79.77	867	50

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$1,675	36
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$1,142	27
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,075	15

Every lot

26 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	636	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,336	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,232	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	742	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,438	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,364	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	901	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,460	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,539	85.17/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,311	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,610	94.67/cwt	93.00–96.50	1,524	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	94.16/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,674	6
Bulls	—	—	1,781	100.41/cwt	98.00–101.50	1,788	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	75.52/cwt	71.00–78.50	786	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	63.08/cwt	60.00–68.00	683	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	83.33/cwt	79.00–86.50	924	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	72.32/cwt	71.00–74.00	895	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	84.87/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,060	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	79.89/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,027	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,435	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,098	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,491	82.10/cwt	78.50–84.00	1,224	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,277	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,526	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	114.91/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,120	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	85.85/cwt	81.00–92.00	956	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,119	101.68/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,138	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	90.37/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,279	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,072	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	1,142.23/head	1,125.00–1,160.00	1,142	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	15

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 Mar 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 651Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 98Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 193Last week 55Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	742	193.75	193.75
8	—	901	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	657	187.50	187.50
5	—	877	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	210.00	210.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,415	85.00–92.50	90.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	975	110.00–121.00	114.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,119	96.00–106.00	101.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,114	81.00–92.00	85.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,072	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,223	1,125.00–1,160.00	1,142.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,235	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,539	84.00–86.50	85.17
3	—	1,610	93.00–96.50	94.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,778	94.00–95.00	94.16
4	—	1,781	98.00–101.50	100.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,238	71.00–74.00	72.32
12	—	1,285	77.00–82.00	79.89
26	—	1,249	83.50–88.00	84.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,715	88.00–90.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,491	78.50–84.00	82.10
1	—	1,435	76.50	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,041	71.00–78.50	75.52
32	—	1,109	79.00–86.50	83.33
3	—	1,082	60.00–68.00	63.08

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.