Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2020-08-18

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Aug 18
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
129 head
59 vs last sale 70 19 vs year ago 110 · +17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
134 vs last sale 79 25 vs year ago 188 · +13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
61 vs last sale 51 71 vs year ago 41 · +173.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; slaughter cows instances 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lower undertones with 7.00-10.00 lower, instances 15.00-17.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Last two weeks of summer schedule: Next sale will be September 1 st.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.40/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$147.40
37 head · 714 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,052
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.65
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2714147.401,05237
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 sale37 hd
147.40
WY average2 barns · 789 hd
146.76
+0.65
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
BullsLow1,63779.331,29995
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30260.1578335
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54859.129153thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03254.5156368

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Bulls1,52264.21/cwt61.50–67.009776
Bulls1,87687.51/cwt85.50–91.001,6426
Bulls1,80380.61/cwt59.50–84.001,45338
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37053.23/cwt53.00–53.507292
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29860.57/cwt59.00–64.0078633
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54859.12/cwt58.00–60.509153
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299350.00/cwt50.00–50.004979
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-268760.00/cwt60.00–60.004122
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,11350.20/cwt44.00–53.005593
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,30660.22/cwt56.50–62.0078638
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,26191.29/cwt82.00–98.001,1514
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,13366.46/cwt56.00–76.5075325
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,31763.76/cwt62.00–64.5084011
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,21058.56/cwt50.50–63.0070913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2637137.62/cwt136.25–140.0087716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2659145.50/cwt145.50–145.509598
SteersMedium and Large 1-2729147.93/cwt143.50–151.001,07829
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6651,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0017,8991
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,9451,335.00/cwt1,335.00–1,335.0025,9661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,125775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,7191
CowsLean 85-90%1,16865.75/cwt65.50–66.007682
CowsLean 85-90%78544.31/cwt40.00–52.0034820
CowsLean 85-90%1,13458.45/cwt54.00–64.0066346
HeifersMedium and Large 1391145.00/cwt145.00–145.005675
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2495139.50/cwt139.50–139.506916
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2597135.50/cwt135.50–135.508096
BullsReturn to Feed1,37272.45/cwt68.00–76.5099415
BullsReturn to Feed1,53482.54/cwt79.50–93.001,26630

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.