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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Feb 20

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,170 head

▲ 1,071 vs last sale 99▼ 47 vs year ago 1,217 · −3.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 203▼ 37 vs year ago 90 · −41.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 1,239 vs last sale 1,321▲ 59 vs year ago 23 · +256.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a Special Feeder Calf today light offering slaughter cows and bulls with market firm. Mostly feeder cows going back to feed with price holding firm. Feeder calves good demand with good buyer participation, compared to two weeks ago; steady to firm.

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 $286.37/cwt on 693 head.

Average price

$286.37

693 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.12

vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	286.37	1,836	693

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 sale693 hd

286.37

—

WY average2 barns · 2,283 hd

298.48

−12.12

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	1,641	110.73	1,817	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	102.51	1,313	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	101.11	1,446	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	866	82.35	713	5thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,138	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,156	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,489	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,515	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	324.89/cwt	312.50–330.50	1,709	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	310.85/cwt	294.00–318.25	1,809	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	293.80/cwt	279.00–305.00	1,877	172
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	274.82/cwt	267.00–284.50	1,844	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	259.74/cwt	258.00–262.50	1,842	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,853	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,881	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,905	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	311.17/cwt	280.00–319.00	1,049	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,018	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,438	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	295.38/cwt	281.00–305.00	1,536	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	275.07/cwt	263.00–282.75	1,579	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,498	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,481	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,712	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	228.09/cwt	226.50–230.00	1,562	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,217	105.21/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,280	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	113.10/cwt	111.00–116.00	2,062	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	82.35/cwt	80.00–83.00	713	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,202	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	106.27/cwt	102.00–110.50	1,369	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	100.42/cwt	95.50–105.50	1,434	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,471	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,087	144.28/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,568	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,129	115.29/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,302	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	90.53/cwt	88.00–92.50	1,037	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,167	101.26/cwt	95.00–105.50	1,182	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,334	104.80/cwt	92.00–113.00	1,398	34

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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,170Last week 99Year ago 1,217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 203Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 1,321Year ago 23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	102.00–110.50	106.27
1	—	1,265	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	866	80.00–83.00	82.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	102.50	102.50
2	—	1,428	95.50–105.50	100.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	100.00–111.00	105.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,823	111.00–116.00	113.10

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	34	—	1,334	92.00–113.00	104.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,129	110.00–128.00	115.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,167	95.00–105.50	101.26
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,145	88.00–92.50	90.53
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,087	138.00–155.00	144.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	627	235.00–237.50	236.24
7	—	597	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	520	281.00–305.00	295.38
42	—	337	280.00–319.00	311.17
72	—	574	263.00–282.75	275.07
7	—	433	235.00	235.00
13	—	685	226.50–230.00	228.09
16	—	453	317.50	317.50
49	—	645	265.50	265.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	438	340.00	340.00
67	—	802	234.50	234.50
116	—	709	258.00–262.50	259.74
108	—	582	294.00–318.25	310.85
6	—	466	325.00	325.00
22	—	862	221.00	221.00
8	—	316	360.00	360.00
73	—	526	312.50–330.50	324.89
172	—	639	279.00–305.00	293.80
81	—	671	267.00–284.50	274.82
5	—	769	241.00	241.00
9	—	373	310.00	310.00

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.