Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2020-08-04

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Aug 4
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
70 head
19 vs last sale 51 20 vs year ago 90 · 22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
17 vs last sale 96 81 vs year ago 160 · 50.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
35 vs last sale 16 13 vs year ago 38 · +34.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows steady with 8.00-9.00 higher, slaughter bulls higher overtones noted with 3.00-7.00 higher, instances 9.00-11.00.

Good demand. SUMMER SCHEDULE: NEXT SALE AUGUST 18 TH.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.00/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$138.00
6 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$805
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.86
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1583138.008056thin
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 sale6 hd
138.00
WY average2 barns · 21 hd
136.14
+1.86
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
BullsLow1,63191.081,48538
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30366.0586113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51964.1497417
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05559.5262821

Every lot, as filed

23 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1583138.00/cwt138.00–138.008056
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29864.06/cwt60.00–66.5083110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32072.69/cwt70.00–74.009603
CowsLean 85-90%1,07654.96/cwt54.00–57.0059110
CowsLean 85-90%1,03562.05/cwt60.00–65.006429
CowsLean 85-90%1,03570.98/cwt67.50–74.507352
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50662.59/cwt60.00–66.0094314
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57771.36/cwt70.50–73.001,1253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,003851.25/cwt725.00–950.008,5382
Bulls1,51575.61/cwt70.00–78.001,1453
BullsReturn to Feed1,33185.24/cwt80.00–107.001,13511
BullsReturn to Feed1,45877.27/cwt76.00–78.001,1272
Bulls1,81892.35/cwt84.00–98.001,67912
Bulls1,805103.40/cwt100.00–108.501,86610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4751,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0014,8981
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,8401,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0023,9201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,344905.47/cwt900.00–925.0012,1705
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5311,095.33/cwt825.00–1,250.0016,7704
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,7951,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.0023,5151
SteersMedium and Large 1570165.00/cwt165.00–165.009415
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,23467.43/cwt59.50–74.0083219
Stock CowsMedium and Large 185297.32/cwt87.00–111.008293
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1656137.45/cwt134.00–137.7590214

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.