Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2021-03-30

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 30
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
97 head
1,217 vs last sale 1,314 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
94 vs last sale 158 0 vs year ago 64 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
187 vs last sale 240 102 vs year ago 155 · 65.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, on a limited offering; Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate.

Few baby calves from 70-95 lbs 325.00-360.00 per head.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.95/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$156.95
34 head · 325 lb average
Value per head Derived
$510
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.07
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1325156.9551034
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 sale34 hd
156.95
WY average2 barns · 1,798 hd
150.88
+6.07
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
BullsHigh1,69476.681,29921
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60961.149846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38860.0683416
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07359.1963512

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Bulls2,10084.81/cwt82.50–87.001,7812
BullsReturn to Feed1,44066.77/cwt66.00–67.509612
Bulls1,72478.45/cwt74.50–80.001,35210
BullsReturn to Feed1,60974.65/cwt74.00–76.001,2017
CowsLean 85-90%1,00050.00/cwt50.00–50.005001
CowsLean 85-90%96057.00/cwt57.00–57.005472
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,07974.86/cwt67.00–79.0080812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4901,775.00/cwt1,775.00–1,775.0026,4481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,282892.41/cwt750.00–925.0011,4414
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,21860.78/cwt58.00–64.5074011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3351,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0017,0211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 195654.74/cwt54.00–56.005233
HeifersMedium 1340159.09/cwt156.00–161.0054126
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2201,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,0301
Stock CowsMedium and Large 197197.20/cwt91.00–103.509447
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1931,295.74/cwt1,250.00–1,375.0015,4583
Stock CowsMedium and Large 195386.25/cwt83.00–88.008223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2301,288.72/cwt1,100.00–1,410.0015,8514
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30855.05/cwt53.00–57.007203
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63459.37/cwt58.00–61.009705
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0401
CowsLean 85-90%1,10660.70/cwt60.00–61.506719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40761.21/cwt59.00–64.0086113
HeifersMedium 1276150.00/cwt150.00–150.004148

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.