Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-04-19

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 19
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
517 head
320 vs last sale 197 152 vs year ago 669 · 22.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
39 vs last sale 106 92 vs year ago 53 · +173.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
315 vs last sale 370 42 vs year ago 97 · 43.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a feeder special sale; slaughter cows firm, with slaughter bulls 1.00-7.00 higher. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago on a lighter offering; steer calves unevenly steady with lower undertones noted, heifer calves steady with higher overtones noted on heifers over 500 lbs. Demand moderate to good. Few baby calves 93-110 lbs bringing per head 325.00-350.00.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.38/cwt on 320 head.
Average price
$175.38
320 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+8.79
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560175.38983320
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 sale320 hd
175.38
WY average2 barns · 1,934 hd
166.60
+8.79
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
BullsAverage1,74298.051,70826
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55482.461,28219
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28377.1899048
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08673.7780126

Every lot, as filed

34 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1516183.91/cwt176.00–184.6094992
HeifersMedium and Large 1632164.14/cwt164.00–165.501,03762
HeifersMedium and Large 1465183.87/cwt172.00–190.0085538
HeifersMedium and Large 1876124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0865
SteersMedium and Large 1671163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0949
SteersMedium and Large 1632173.17/cwt173.00–173.251,09415
SteersMedium and Large 1482183.50/cwt183.50–183.508845
SteersMedium and Large 1-2551183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0087
SteersMedium and Large 1907134.75/cwt134.75–134.751,2227
SteersMedium and Large 1-2365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006756
SteersMedium and Large 1525181.50/cwt181.50–181.509538
HeifersMedium and Large 1905122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1045
HeifersMedium and Large 1572176.96/cwt176.50–177.001,012109
SteersMedium and Large 1574172.50/cwt172.50–172.5099016
HeifersMedium and Large 1418169.00/cwt169.00–169.007069
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6151,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0019,3801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3151,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,4651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3751,263.93/cwt1,225.00–1,275.0017,37915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2751,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,8509
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,24883.50/cwt81.00–85.501,04212
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1950109.46/cwt101.00–115.001,0406
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,05991.99/cwt87.00–97.0097411
BullsReturn to Feed1,46987.12/cwt82.00–95.001,2809
Bulls1,60685.55/cwt81.50–94.501,3744
Bulls1,972109.47/cwt103.00–115.502,15913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64569.36/cwt68.00–71.001,1412
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60185.19/cwt84.50–87.001,36410
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46282.29/cwt81.00–83.001,2037
CowsLean 85-90%1,07364.00/cwt64.00–64.006873
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26274.72/cwt69.00–77.5094315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29681.36/cwt78.50–84.001,05427
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27464.50/cwt64.50–64.508226
CowsLean 85-90%1,11768.90/cwt68.00–70.007707
CowsLean 85-90%1,07577.74/cwt75.00–81.0083616

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.