Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2019-08-20

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Aug 20
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
20 vs last sale 90 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
28 vs last sale 160 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
3 vs last sale 38 41 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 mostly steady. slaughter bulls steady with instance 2.00 higher. Demand moderate. Next sale in two weeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.04/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$128.04
49 head · 671 lb average
Value per head Derived
$860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
3.43
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1671128.0486049
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 sale49 hd
128.04
WY average2 barns · 176 hd
131.47
−3.43
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
BullsHigh1,59877.541,23938
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57561.5897013
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32159.2578270
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14356.9865159

Every lot, as filed

19 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32743.38/cwt40.00–45.005763
HeifersMedium and Large 1777121.00/cwt121.00–121.009405
CowsLean 85-90%1,13455.93/cwt53.00–57.5063437
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28957.88/cwt54.00–66.0074638
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,36362.64/cwt59.50–67.0085428
Bulls1,89787.77/cwt84.00–91.001,6655
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68259.70/cwt56.00–62.001,0043
Bulls1,67777.79/cwt74.00–81.501,30515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,54362.14/cwt58.00–64.5095910
BullsReturn to Feed1,45074.48/cwt68.50–80.501,08018
CowsLean 85-90%1,10947.41/cwt46.00–51.005264
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32064.00/cwt64.00–64.008451
CowsLean 85-90%1,16961.28/cwt59.00–63.5071618
HeifersMedium and Large 1801112.00/cwt112.00–112.008975
HeifersMedium and Large 1576131.00/cwt131.00–131.007558
HeifersMedium and Large 1658131.00/cwt131.00–131.0086231
SteersMedium and Large 1910132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,412825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,6492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,115825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,1991

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.