Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-05-31

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 31
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
60 head
64 vs last sale 124 133 vs year ago 193 · 68.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
13 vs last sale 188 10 vs year ago 211 · 4.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
4 vs last sale 125 106 vs year ago 227 · 46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a light offering, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady instance 2.00 higher, not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate. Starting summer schedule sale every other week; Next sale will be June 14th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.06/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$162.06
18 head · 684 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,109
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
2.87
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1684162.061,10918thin
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 sale18 hd
162.06
WY average2 barns · 192 hd
164.92
−2.87
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
BullsAverage1,257113.021,4219thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30677.591,01358
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55877.491,20712
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11173.5681749

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,518$1,4504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,511$1,2004thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
BullsReturn to Feed1,19094.60/cwt91.00–98.001,1262
Bulls1,888111.50/cwt108.00–115.002,1052
BullsReturn to Feed1,032121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2495
CowsLean 85-90%1,17578.12/cwt77.50–79.0091817
CowsLean 85-90%1,09674.02/cwt71.00–76.0081121
CowsLean 85-90%1,04165.63/cwt60.00–69.0068311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56878.76/cwt75.50–81.001,2359
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52873.66/cwt73.00–74.001,1263
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31881.55/cwt80.00–83.001,07522
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29875.17/cwt71.00–78.0097636
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,09082.75/cwt79.75–92.0090222
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1991104.57/cwt100.00–112.001,03661
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,41779.11/cwt74.00–83.001,12152
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5181,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4504
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5111,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,19669.99/cwt69.00–70.508375
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,03474.05/cwt67.00–76.0076613
SteersMedium and Large 1743157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,16711
SteersMedium and Large 1592170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0067

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.