Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2020-09-01

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 1
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
67 vs last sale 129 1,257 vs year ago 1,453 · 86.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
97 vs last sale 213 16 vs year ago 100 · +16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
134 head
22 vs last sale 112 86 vs year ago 48 · +179.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows steady instances 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady instance 1.00 higher. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Sale every Tuesday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.62/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$132.62
48 head · 688 lb average
Value per head Derived
$913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.78
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1688132.6291348
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 sale48 hd
132.62
WY average3 barns · 1,143 hd
134.40
−1.78
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
BullsAverage1,71680.701,38534
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67463.671,0668thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29462.5180928
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11956.3263018

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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,41861.54/cwt57.50–65.0087339
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,42855.28/cwt55.00–55.507892
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,11863.17/cwt60.00–69.0070616
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,10572.93/cwt69.50–83.5080625
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,02497.32/cwt91.00–104.009974
SteersMedium and Large 1598136.50/cwt136.50–136.508166
SteersMedium and Large 1480157.14/cwt155.50–158.5075427
SteersMedium and Large 1433162.00/cwt162.00–162.007018
HeifersMedium and Large 1835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,08616
HeifersMedium and Large 1477135.29/cwt130.00–140.0064515
HeifersMedium and Large 1784131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,03111
HeifersMedium and Large 1650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008786
Bulls1,73676.57/cwt69.50–81.501,32919
Bulls1,92986.53/cwt83.00–92.501,66910
BullsMedium and Large 1438149.23/cwt149.00–149.5065413
BullsReturn to Feed1,21584.72/cwt65.50–101.001,0295
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1990850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,4151
CowsLean 85-90%1,14663.29/cwt61.50–65.007254
CowsLean 85-90%1,09147.63/cwt46.00–49.005204
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67463.67/cwt63.00–64.501,0668
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29063.12/cwt62.00–66.5081425
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32357.40/cwt56.50–59.007593
CowsLean 85-90%1,11957.01/cwt56.00–58.0063810
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,279804.01/cwt775.00–850.0010,2839
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,212942.26/cwt925.00–975.0011,42025

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.