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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 21

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

681 head

▲ 537 vs last sale 144▲ 592 vs year ago 89 · +665.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

208 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 201▲ 147 vs year ago 61 · +241.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 193▼ 172 vs year ago 246 · −69.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a feeder special: Slaughter cows 6.00-7.00 higher with individual 11.00, slaughter bulls 5.00-8.00 higher with couple individuals instances 12.00-16.00 higher. Feeder cows mostly steady instances 1.00 higher. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago; Steer calves instances 10.00-20.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady with instance 4.00-5.00 higher, over 650 lbs unevenly steady. Demand good.

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 $206.69/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$206.69

270 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.73

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	206.69	1,286	270

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 sale270 hd

206.69

—

WY average2 barns · 2,652 hd

204.96

+1.73

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	1,789	101.79	1,821	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	89.87	1,376	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	87.38	1,147	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,118	81.72	913	58

Every lot

28 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	276.67/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,256	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,414	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	253.22/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,418	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	241.57/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,512	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	212.65/cwt	210.50–215.00	1,361	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,457	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	192.27/cwt	183.00–199.00	1,402	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,515	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,031	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	210.36/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,214	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	212.44/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,311	167
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,256	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,361	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,555	84.73/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,318	3
Bulls	—	—	1,781	100.69/cwt	95.00–103.50	1,793	12
Bulls	—	—	1,890	109.84/cwt	106.00–117.50	2,076	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	72.16/cwt	69.00–74.50	772	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	89.03/cwt	86.00–93.50	991	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	83.04/cwt	80.00–84.50	942	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	84.19/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,074	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	89.02/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,185	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	92.99/cwt	90.50–101.00	1,412	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	88.38/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,358	23
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	65.41/cwt	64.00–69.00	643	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	104.58/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,122	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,099	83.44/cwt	76.00–87.75	917	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,129	91.97/cwt	89.00–95.50	1,038	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,413	91.23/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,289	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 Mar 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 144Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 201Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 193Year ago 246

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	577	209.00–213.00	210.36
46	—	675	186.00	186.00
167	—	617	199.00–215.00	212.44
6	—	450	229.00	229.00
6	—	875	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	518	273.00	273.00
17	—	560	252.00–255.00	253.22
35	—	783	193.50	193.50
19	—	729	183.00–199.00	192.27
64	—	694	210.00	210.00
15	—	454	275.00–277.50	276.67
50	—	626	231.00–243.00	241.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	640	210.50–215.00	212.65

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	14	—	1,413	90.00–93.50	91.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,073	100.00–115.00	104.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,129	89.00–95.50	91.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,099	76.00–87.75	83.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	983	64.00–69.00	65.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	83.00–86.00	84.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,890	106.00–117.50	109.84
12	—	1,781	95.00–103.50	100.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,331	86.00–94.00	89.02
17	—	1,276	81.00–85.50	84.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,537	83.00–90.00	88.38
11	—	1,518	90.50–101.00	92.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,113	86.00–93.50	89.03
12	—	1,070	69.00–74.50	72.16
37	—	1,134	80.00–84.50	83.04

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.