Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-06-14

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jun 14
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
199 head
139 vs last sale 60 260 vs year ago 459 · 56.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
53 vs last sale 201 222 vs year ago 370 · 60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
408 head
287 vs last sale 121 27 vs year ago 435 · 6.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher instances 5.00-9.00 with feeder cows steady instances 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder calves on a lighter offering steady with instances 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good with good buyer attendance and participation. Summer Schedule: sales every other Tuesday - Next Sale June 28 th selling all classes along with sheep and goats.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.32/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$157.32
83 head · 624 lb average
Value per head Derived
$982
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1624157.3298283
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 sale83 hd
157.32
WY average1 barns · 83 hd
157.32
+0.00
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
BullsLow1,787103.691,85254
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47385.271,25629
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11384.2993868
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29584.051,088104

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,360$1,2004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)900$6256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)880$6256

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bulls2,00581.67/cwt81.00–83.001,6372
Bulls1,915112.98/cwt105.50–124.502,16421
BullsReturn to Feed1,35894.76/cwt92.00–97.001,2875
BullsReturn to Feed1,210106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,2891
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2900625.00/head625.00–625.006256
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2880625.00/head625.00–625.006256
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,39485.48/cwt84.00–88.001,19223
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,11088.72/cwt85.00–94.0098531
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1983107.87/cwt97.00–116.001,06034
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,10581.59/cwt77.00–84.5090226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,1517
HeifersMedium and Large 1540166.00/cwt166.00–166.008966
HeifersMedium and Large 1591164.00/cwt157.00–165.0096939
HeifersMedium and Large 1471156.00/cwt156.00–156.0073511
HeifersMedium and Large 1689148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,0237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,05115
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement849138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,17613
HeifersMedium and Large 1637158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,0107
CowsLean 85-90%1,08779.50/cwt75.00–85.0086431
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47187.14/cwt84.50–92.001,28219
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47681.71/cwt79.00–83.501,20610
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29786.59/cwt83.50–91.001,12369
CowsLean 85-90%1,13488.30/cwt84.00–93.001,00137
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29079.04/cwt76.00–83.001,02035
Bulls1,77099.32/cwt90.00–104.001,75825

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.