Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2019-07-23

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jul 23
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
161 head
57 vs last sale 104 161 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
28 vs last sale 172 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
158 vs last sale 204 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady instances 2.00 higher. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.49/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$140.49
67 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.76
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1612151.009249thin
Medium and Large 1-2750138.861,04158
One grade step is worth $12.14/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale67 hd
140.49
WY average2 barns · 158 hd
147.26
−6.76
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,71379.451,36128
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33059.4879172
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55058.0890016
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01353.3854122

Every lot, as filed

25 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%82742.92/cwt42.00–45.003556
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3611,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,6933
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,41959.97/cwt57.50–61.0085129
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,10072.74/cwt61.00–81.008009
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1817114.66/cwt114.00–115.009373
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6251,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0019,5002
Bulls1,63277.31/cwt73.00–79.501,26215
CowsLean 85-90%1,05253.51/cwt50.00–55.005637
Bulls1,80681.91/cwt80.00–86.501,47913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55558.02/cwt55.00–58.5090215
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48059.00/cwt59.00–59.008731
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32757.78/cwt54.00–60.0076741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33361.72/cwt59.00–65.0082331
CowsLean 85-90%1,10660.24/cwt59.00–64.006669
HeifersMedium and Large 1518136.50/cwt136.50–136.507076
BullsMedium and Large 1-2930111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2736142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,04932
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,44071.50/cwt71.50–71.501,0301
SteersMedium and Large 1-2606146.50/cwt146.50–146.5088817
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,24074.00/cwt74.00–74.009181
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,071111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,1949
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,05073.00/cwt73.00–73.007671
SteersMedium and Large 1612151.00/cwt151.00–151.009249
BullsMedium and Large 1-2795117.00/cwt117.00–117.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628130.50/cwt130.50–130.5082029

How this sale compares

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.