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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 30

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 175▼ 678 vs year ago 728 · −93.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 91▲ 37 vs year ago 22 · +168.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 111▲ 33 vs year ago 11 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a light offering; slaughter cows instances 6.00-8.00 higher, slaughter bulls higher higher instances 15.00 higher. Few bred cows and feeder calves selling in single offerings. Not enough for a good market test. Demand good to 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 $232.00/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$232.00

6 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−78.04

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	232.00	1,821	6thin

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 sale6 hd

232.00

—

WY average2 barns · 2,700 hd

310.04

−78.04

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	1,706	111.38	1,900	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	103.17	1,567	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	98.78	1,262	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	92.27	1,043	13

Every lot

14 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	785	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,821	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,578	108.22/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,708	10
Bulls	—	—	1,780	109.92/cwt	108.50–112.00	1,957	3
Bulls	—	—	1,917	118.58/cwt	113.50–125.50	2,273	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	93.88/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,060	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	83.41/cwt	82.00–85.00	949	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	102.97/cwt	99.00–109.50	1,308	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	91.59/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,182	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	108.73/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,642	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	92.05/cwt	86.50–97.00	1,416	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	920	154.19/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,419	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,078	101.31/cwt	96.00–107.50	1,092	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	125.59/cwt	117.50–132.50	1,363	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,630	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,801	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 Jan 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 175Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 91Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 111Year ago 11

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	96.00–107.50	101.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,630	110.50	110.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	147.50–160.00	154.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,085	117.50–132.50	125.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	785	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	108.50–112.00	109.92
5	—	1,917	113.50–125.50	118.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,578	102.00–112.00	108.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	86.50–97.00	92.05
4	—	1,510	108.00–110.00	108.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	82.00–85.00	83.41
11	—	1,129	92.00–95.50	93.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,290	88.00–95.00	91.59
12	—	1,270	99.00–109.50	102.97

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.