Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2021-05-11

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 11
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
766 vs last sale 920 111 vs year ago 43 · +258.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
72 vs last sale 262 82 vs year ago 108 · +75.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
293 head
66 vs last sale 227 167 vs year ago 126 · +132.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls not as attractive as last week steady with lower undertones. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate. Few baby calves 115-225 lbs 250.00-375.00, new born 65 lbs 125.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.95/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$140.95
44 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.06
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522140.9573644
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 sale44 hd
140.95
WY average2 barns · 983 hd
134.89
+6.06
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
BullsAverage1,79679.521,42810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65662.691,03816
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29259.8177351
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10758.2664561

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1432169.00/cwt169.00–169.0073014
HeifersMedium and Large 1675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008105
HeifersMedium and Large 1764125.00/cwt125.00–125.009555
Bulls1,79478.41/cwt76.00–84.001,4079
CowsLean 85-90%1,08356.41/cwt53.00–58.0061134
CowsLean 85-90%1,13760.60/cwt58.50–65.5068927
Bulls1,81589.50/cwt89.50–89.501,6241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25758.80/cwt56.00–60.0073931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34761.37/cwt60.50–63.0082720
SteersMedium and Large 1508150.46/cwt150.00–151.0076413
HeifersMedium and Large 1370155.00/cwt155.00–155.0057411
SteersMedium and Large 1355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006215
SteersMedium and Large 1470161.00/cwt161.00–161.007575
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1451,005.98/cwt800.00–1,100.0011,5184
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0101,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,6051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3901,024.11/cwt1,000.00–1,050.0014,2358
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,05769.01/cwt66.00–74.0072917
HeifersMedium and Large 1481145.35/cwt144.00–146.5069917
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,05658.72/cwt55.50–60.5062017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,365996.36/cwt825.00–1,125.0013,60019
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,32362.01/cwt58.00–63.5082049
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63366.03/cwt63.50–67.501,0787
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67460.09/cwt56.00–61.751,0069
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1936884.60/cwt850.00–910.008,2807
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6771,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0019,7052
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2861,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,18210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1901,193.25/cwt1,125.00–1,235.0014,20033
Stock CowsMedium and Large 199896.94/cwt92.00–108.0096771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,367825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,2787
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,06281.47/cwt78.00–90.0086543
HeifersMedium and Large 1590133.50/cwt133.50–133.507886
BullsMedium and Large 1-2718122.50/cwt122.50–122.508807
SteersMedium and Large 1618143.00/cwt143.00–143.008845

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.