Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2021-06-15

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jun 15
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
459 head
266 vs last sale 193 459 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
370 head
159 vs last sale 211 370 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
435 head
208 vs last sale 227 435 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks Tuesday slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady instance 1.00 higher, feeder cows firm with feeder calves no comparisons available for good market test. Demand good with good buyer attendance for cow/calf and bred cow sale. No sale next Tuesday - Summer schedule with next sale June 26th - cow sale along with sheep, goats and horses.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.23/cwt on 275 head.
Average price
$147.23
275 head · 695 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,024
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$14
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.69
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1690148.691,026224
Medium and Large 1-2718140.801,01151
One grade step is worth $7.89/cwt here — about $14 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale275 hd
147.23
WY average2 barns · 570 hd
140.54
+6.69
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
BullsHigh1,51891.971,39656
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61163.231,01920
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30759.3477671
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11257.34638135

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2740146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0809
BullsReturn to Feed1,021108.74/cwt94.00–118.001,11017
BullsReturn to Feed1,27683.78/cwt76.50–89.001,0696
CowsLean 85-90%1,10356.83/cwt51.00–59.5062786
SteersMedium and Large 1-2669143.00/cwt143.00–143.009576
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624137.50/cwt137.50–137.5085810
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5601,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0016,7701
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,31962.17/cwt59.00–67.00820103
Bulls1,91993.16/cwt89.50–97.501,7889
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61859.60/cwt55.50–62.509645
Bulls1,77485.06/cwt79.50–88.001,50916
CowsLean 85-90%1,15861.00/cwt60.00–65.0070634
Bulls1,70675.82/cwt74.50–78.001,2937
BullsHeavy Weight2,40569.00/cwt69.00–69.001,6591
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4701,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.0024,25513
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4851,012.68/cwt850.00–1,050.0015,03814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5571,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0016,34912
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,405925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,9964
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,21558.98/cwt56.00–63.0071768
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,03969.96/cwt64.00–78.0072752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4401,029.63/cwt1,000.00–1,035.0014,82714
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fancy1,4471,825.00/cwt1,825.00–1,825.0026,40815
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3131,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,4434
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,305875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,4191
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5331,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0021,0798
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,2651,550.00/cwt1,550.00–1,550.0019,6082
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1401,035.00/cwt1,035.00–1,035.0011,7991
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3641,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0014,66315
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2391,430.34/cwt950.00–1,500.0017,72217
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,0931,266.92/cwt1,100.00–1,350.0013,8473
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5581,002.50/cwt900.00–1,050.0015,6193
SteersMedium and Large 1675163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1006
SteersMedium and Large 1576170.00/cwt170.00–170.0097930
HeifersMedium and Large 1961111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0677
HeifersMedium and Large 1545167.00/cwt167.00–167.009108
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671138.19/cwt136.50–139.5092716
SteersMedium and Large 1504181.00/cwt181.00–181.0091216
HeifersMedium and Large 1575152.07/cwt150.00–155.0087412
SteersMedium and Large 1640154.00/cwt154.00–154.009868
HeifersMedium and Large 1673153.27/cwt149.00–157.001,032132
HeifersMedium and Large 1790128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,0156
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2740142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,05135
HeifersMedium and Large 1847130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,10527
HeifersMedium and Large 1629151.33/cwt150.00–152.0095232
Stock CowsMedium and Large 187685.73/cwt80.00–102.5075124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,465776.67/cwt760.00–785.0011,3783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,247846.18/cwt725.00–935.0010,55221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,497777.40/cwt750.00–825.0011,6388
CowsLean 85-90%1,06051.98/cwt49.00–52.5055115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,03563.00/cwt63.00–63.001,2821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30057.21/cwt54.50–58.5074427
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57864.54/cwt63.00–65.501,01814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30361.65/cwt52.50–64.5080340
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40050.70/cwt50.00–52.007104

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.