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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Name: Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Feb 27

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 1,121 vs last sale 1,170▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 53▼ 229 vs year ago 274 · −83.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 82▼ 152 vs year ago 169 · −89.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a light offering; slaughter cows steady to instances 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher instance 9.00. Not enough feeder cows and feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate. Special feeder calf sale next Tuesday.

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 $258.00/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$258.00

25 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.72

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	258.00	1,654	25

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 sale25 hd

258.00

—

WY average2 barns · 1,302 hd

290.72

−32.72

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	1,710	118.22	2,022	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	104.77	1,606	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,331	101.99	1,357	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	91.71	982	11

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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,654	25
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,647	116.99/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,927	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	118.95/cwt	115.00–125.50	2,079	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	83.04/cwt	82.00–84.00	870	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	91.44/cwt	87.00–94.50	967	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	100.83/cwt	100.00–101.50	1,127	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,220	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	102.39/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,385	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	103.03/cwt	102.50–104.00	1,566	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,727	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	913	146.38/cwt	143.50–150.00	1,336	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	121.12/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,205	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	84.06/cwt	80.00–85.00	866	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,403	110.11/cwt	102.00–112.50	1,545	5

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 1,170Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 53Year ago 274

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 82Year ago 169

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,353	101.00–104.50	102.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	82.00–84.00	83.04
3	—	1,118	100.00–101.50	100.83
5	—	1,057	87.00–94.50	91.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,520	102.50–104.00	103.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	112.00–120.00	116.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,748	115.00–125.50	118.95

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	5	—	1,030	80.00–85.00	84.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	110.00–129.00	121.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	913	143.50–150.00	146.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,403	102.00–112.50	110.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	641	258.00	258.00

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.