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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 4

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 0▼ 1,303 vs year ago 1,459 · −89.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 88▼ 64 vs year ago 110 · −58.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 32▼ 141 vs year ago 157 · −89.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, a light offering due to another winter spring storm. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate.

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 $226.79/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$226.79

51 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$18.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.53

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	522	236.06	1,232	25
Medium and Large 1	641	217.88	1,397	26

One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale51 hd

226.79

—

WY average2 barns · 1,433 hd

243.33

−16.53

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	1,638	108.63	1,779	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	94.50	1,299	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	86.11	1,127	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	83.62	950	5thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	236.06/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,232	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,407	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	222.10/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,086	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	212.49/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,320	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,558	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	106.75/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,660	4
Bulls	—	—	1,721	110.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,902	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	83.62/cwt	80.00–87.50	950	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	979	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,240	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	84.07/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,107	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,299	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	127.39/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,339	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,217	92.97/cwt	92.50–96.00	1,131	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,670	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,486	1

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 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 0Year ago 1,459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 88Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 32Year ago 157

Compared to last Tuesday sale, a light offering due to another winter spring storm. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	685	200.00	200.00
15	—	609	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	522	228.00–238.00	236.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	621	211.00–214.00	212.49
14	—	489	220.00–225.00	222.10
5	—	950	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	80.00–87.50	83.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	94.50	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,317	75.00–88.00	84.07
1	—	1,280	76.50	76.50
2	—	1,305	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	110.00–112.00	110.50
4	—	1,555	105.00–108.00	106.75

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	1	—	1,670	89.00	89.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,217	92.50–96.00	92.97
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,051	122.50–130.00	127.39

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.