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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 23

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← May 16May 23May 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 143▼ 13 vs year ago 124 · −10.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 192▼ 5 vs year ago 188 · −2.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

277 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 189▲ 152 vs year ago 125 · +121.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale slaughter cows mostly steady instances 1.00-4.00 higher, slaughter bulls on a light offering instances 2.00-5.00 lower with feeder cows firm. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand good with good buyer participation mostly on cattle returning to grass.

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 $238.90/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$238.90

41 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$34.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.30

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	244.85	1,355	34
Medium 1-2	643	210.00	1,350	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.85/cwt here — about $4 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 sale41 hd

238.90

—

WY average2 barns · 684 hd

236.60

+2.30

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	1,744	113.35	1,977	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	96.58	1,505	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	93.65	1,210	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,134	91.94	1,042	44

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,036	$2,342	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,171	$1,768	25

Every lot

23 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	423	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,184	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,097	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,337	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,331	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,641	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	643	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,350	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,462	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,557	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	104.64/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,625	3
Bulls	—	—	1,886	118.33/cwt	113.00–121.50	2,232	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	76.79/cwt	75.50–80.00	813	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	87.04/cwt	82.00–90.00	966	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	96.24/cwt	91.50–99.50	1,112	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	95.24/cwt	90.00–99.50	1,230	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	86.68/cwt	81.50–89.50	1,125	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	91.76/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,380	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	98.44/cwt	94.50–101.50	1,554	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	2,342.42/head	1,925.00–2,450.00	2,342	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,171	1,767.70/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,768	25
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	897	180.31/cwt	171.00–188.00	1,617	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	935	83.47/cwt	70.00–88.00	780	36
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	989	148.72/cwt	130.00–168.00	1,471	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,106	102.88/cwt	90.50–123.00	1,138	104
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	96.64/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,375	16

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 May 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 143Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 192Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 277Last week 189Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	234.00	234.00
8	—	636	258.00	258.00
9	—	537	249.00	249.00
7	—	457	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	643	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,171	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,767.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,036	1,925.00–2,450.00	2,342.42

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	16	—	1,423	95.00–101.00	96.64
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	989	130.00–168.00	148.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	104	—	1,106	90.50–123.00	102.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	935	70.00–88.00	83.47

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	20	—	897	171.00–188.00	180.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,462	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	97.00–110.00	104.64
8	—	1,886	113.00–121.50	118.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,291	90.00–99.50	95.24
10	—	1,298	81.50–89.50	86.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,579	94.50–101.50	98.44
5	—	1,504	89.00–93.00	91.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,155	91.50–99.50	96.24
5	—	1,059	75.50–80.00	76.79
10	—	1,110	82.00–90.00	87.04

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.