Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2020-05-12

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 12
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
43 head
202 vs last sale 245 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
10 vs last sale 118 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
222 vs last sale 348 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows mostly steady with instances 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls firm. Not enough feeder calves for a market test.

Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $107.50/cwt on 8 head.
Average price
$107.50
8 head · 908 lb average
Value per head Derived
$976
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
37.57
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1908107.509768thin
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 sale8 hd
107.50
WY average2 barns · 97 hd
145.07
−37.57
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
BullsHigh1,65473.181,21019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62455.378993thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35151.1669129
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11050.9056526

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
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0481,112.95/cwt1,050.00–1,175.0011,6642
Bulls1,88085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,5981
Bulls1,61062.00/cwt62.00–62.009981
BullsReturn to Feed1,55772.00/cwt65.00–86.001,12110
Bulls1,76774.77/cwt72.00–76.501,3217
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4081,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,4889
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4921,725.00/cwt1,725.00–1,725.0025,7372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0018,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4651,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,410925.00/cwt925.00–925.0013,0431
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3241,229.89/cwt1,100.00–1,275.0016,2844
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1878100.56/cwt89.00–120.0088325
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,30954.85/cwt52.00–58.5071830
Stock CowsMedium and Large 187545.00/cwt45.00–45.003942
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,10968.78/cwt51.50–86.5076346
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35056.06/cwt55.00–57.007572
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55551.00/cwt51.00–51.007931
CowsLean 85-90%1,11956.34/cwt53.00–57.0063010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36551.98/cwt50.00–53.0071023
CowsLean 85-90%1,09843.55/cwt43.00–44.004782
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27043.98/cwt42.00–46.005594
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65857.55/cwt55.00–60.009542
CowsLean 85-90%1,10648.07/cwt45.00–51.0053214
SteersMedium and Large 1908107.50/cwt107.50–107.509768
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,345685.00/cwt685.00–685.009,2131

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.