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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 18

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

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Feeder Cattle receipts

216 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 227▼ 301 vs year ago 517 · −58.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

211 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 223▲ 66 vs year ago 145 · +45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 147▲ 105 vs year ago 55 · +190.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows mostly steady instances 1.00-2 lower, slaughter bulls instances 3.00-5.00 lower with feeder cows higher overtones noted. Feeder calves unevenly steady with instances 3.00 higher on reputation quality steers and heifers. Lot package of heifer pairs reputation quality good market test. Demand good with good buyer participation and attendance.

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 $227.85/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$227.85

121 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.90

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	227.85	1,536	121

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 sale121 hd

227.85

—

WY average2 barns · 1,169 hd

221.95

+5.90

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	1,658	102.18	1,694	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	89.66	1,305	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	87.97	1,141	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	80.98	907	40

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$2,900	50

Every lot

29 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,417	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,272	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,377	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,551	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,559	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,483	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,734	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,344	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,412	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,449	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	185.53/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,540	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	942	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,667	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,350	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,515	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	113.20/cwt	110.50–115.50	1,911	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,970	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	89.50/cwt	86.50–92.00	1,001	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	81.68/cwt	79.00–85.00	914	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	75.43/cwt	70.00–77.00	848	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	80.57/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,001	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	96.88/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,247	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	88.87/cwt	83.50–91.50	1,200	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	92.02/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,297	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	81.81/cwt	78.50–87.00	1,317	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	50
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,027	112.70/cwt	107.50–125.00	1,157	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	149.70/cwt	138.00–159.00	1,606	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,176	84.68/cwt	80.00–94.50	996	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,332	95.07/cwt	91.50–99.50	1,266	36

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 227Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 223Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 147Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	830	185.00–186.00	185.53
47	—	540	261.50	261.50
9	—	721	201.00	201.00
16	—	942	177.00	177.00
18	—	495	271.50	271.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	658	237.00	237.00
15	—	543	261.00	261.00
5	—	932	186.00	186.00
6	—	713	208.00	208.00
8	—	633	245.00	245.00
5	—	553	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	221.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	50	—	1,120	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,027	107.50–125.00	112.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,332	91.50–99.50	95.07
(<2 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,073	138.00–159.00	149.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,176	80.00–94.50	84.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,350	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	110.50–115.50	113.20
1	—	2,020	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,243	76.00–82.00	80.57
24	—	1,350	83.50–91.50	88.87
15	—	1,287	93.00–101.00	96.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	78.50–87.00	81.81
10	—	1,409	89.00–97.50	92.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,119	79.00–85.00	81.68
6	—	1,118	86.50–92.00	89.50
12	—	1,124	70.00–77.00	75.43

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.