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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 25

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Apr 18Apr 25May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 216▲ 40 vs year ago 72 · +55.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 211▼ 14 vs year ago 113 · −12.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 160▲ 110 vs year ago 70 · +157.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, on a light offering with market trends mostly steady. Today selling all classes of animals with stock cows most percentage of sales. Few baby calves ranging from 70-95 lbs bringing 125.00-225.00 per head. Demand moderate to 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 $185.00/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$185.00

51 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−45.09

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	664	185.00	1,228	51

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 sale51 hd

185.00

—

WY average2 barns · 2,023 hd

230.09

−45.09

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	1,741	108.34	1,886	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	88.64	1,312	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	87.39	1,128	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	84.36	948	22

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,506	$1,526	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,631	$1,500	7
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,173	$2,311	2thin

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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,228	51
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,566	105.64/cwt	98.50–111.00	1,654	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	103.77/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,697	5
Bulls	—	—	2,049	116.75/cwt	115.00–117.50	2,392	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	73.99/cwt	70.00–76.00	812	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	83.29/cwt	79.00–86.00	938	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	87.97/cwt	87.00–90.00	993	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	84.39/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,070	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	90.85/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,197	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	86.42/cwt	85.50–88.50	1,266	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	92.45/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,393	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	844	190.35/cwt	174.00–196.00	1,607	54
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	77.73/cwt	75.00–80.50	816	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	142.72/cwt	122.50–167.50	1,534	34
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	101.20/cwt	85.00–109.00	1,189	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,433	92.18/cwt	89.50–96.50	1,321	14
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	2,310.77/head	2,300.00–2,325.00	2,311	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,506	1,525.56/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,526	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,631	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	7

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 216Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 211Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 180Last week 160Year ago 70

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,175	85.00–109.00	101.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,050	75.00–80.50	77.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,433	89.50–96.50	92.18
(<2 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,075	122.50–167.50	142.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	54	—	844	174.00–196.00	190.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	2,300.00–2,325.00	2,310.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,506	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,631	1,500.00	1,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	664	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	98.50–111.00	105.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,049	115.00–117.50	116.75
5	—	1,635	99.00–108.00	103.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,268	81.00–88.00	84.39
13	—	1,318	89.00–96.00	90.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,465	85.50–88.50	86.42
7	—	1,507	90.00–96.50	92.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,126	79.00–86.00	83.29
11	—	1,129	87.00–90.00	87.97
3	—	1,097	70.00–76.00	73.99

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.