Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2020-07-21

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jul 21
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
51 head
138 vs last sale 189 110 vs year ago 161 · 68.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
39 vs last sale 135 48 vs year ago 144 · 33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
128 vs last sale 144 30 vs year ago 46 · 65.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: slaughter cows mostly steady instances 1.00-2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady instances 1.00-5.00 higher. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand good to moderate. Summer schedule: Next sale will be AUGUST 4 TH.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.20/cwt on 14 head.
Average price
$140.20
14 head · 643 lb average
Value per head Derived
$901
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$10
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$23.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
19.41
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1600148.508919thin
Medium and Large 1-2719125.259015thin
One grade step is worth $23.25/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale14 hd
140.20
WY average2 barns · 101 hd
159.61
−19.41
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
BullsAverage1,71084.351,44337
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62763.161,0273thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34761.7783224
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10261.1767416

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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719125.25/cwt125.25–125.259015
SteersMedium and Large 1600148.50/cwt148.50–148.508919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434150.25/cwt150.25–150.256526
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2547130.00/cwt130.00–130.007115
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,055800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,4401
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,05366.81/cwt60.00–75.007047
Stock CowsMedium and Large 189090.00/cwt90.00–90.008011
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,28060.50/cwt60.50–60.507741
Bulls1,60382.26/cwt75.00–86.501,31915
Bulls1,99690.96/cwt87.50–97.501,81614
BullsReturn to Feed1,41276.70/cwt71.00–78.501,0838
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,233900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,0974
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4331,011.65/cwt925.00–1,075.0014,4972
CowsLean 85-90%1,06556.21/cwt55.50–58.005994
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66564.24/cwt64.00–64.501,0702
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55061.00/cwt61.00–61.009461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33962.45/cwt60.00–65.0083621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40057.00/cwt57.00–57.007983
CowsLean 85-90%1,11462.82/cwt61.00–64.5070012

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.