Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-09-06

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 6
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
491 head
391 vs last sale 100 1,162 vs year ago 1,653 · 70.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
3 vs last sale 126 81 vs year ago 204 · 39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
32 vs last sale 67 45 vs year ago 80 · 56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago on Tuesday sale, slaughter cows mostly steady with instances 2.00-3.00 lower with slaughter bulls firm instance 2.00 lower. Several yearlings offerings on Special Labor Day Feeder Special, few calves offered with no comparisons available. Good demand with good buyer attendance for yearlings. Fall schedule with sales being held every Tuesday, cows sales on Fridays will start in October.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.24/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$169.24
225 head · 821 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,389
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.72
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1821169.241,389225
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 sale225 hd
169.24
WY average2 barns · 1,410 hd
168.53
+0.72
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
BullsLow1,69594.881,60931
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29882.691,07332
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57781.361,2833thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10673.6081422

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
SteersMedium and Large 1879173.96/cwt172.50–175.001,52912
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open959160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,53424
HeifersMedium and Large 1606170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0307
SteersMedium and Large 1-2815168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,36912
SteersMedium and Large 11,091150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6375
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,33287.34/cwt82.50–89.501,16315
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,020112.63/cwt111.00–118.001,1494
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,15594.51/cwt91.50–99.001,0924
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,05479.60/cwt79.00–81.008396
BullsReturn to Feed1,50875.92/cwt73.00–81.001,1453
BullsReturn to Feed1,57291.38/cwt85.00–94.001,4366
Bulls1,70594.11/cwt89.00–97.501,6056
Bulls1,793103.39/cwt101.00–110.001,85413
Bulls1,68885.54/cwt84.50–86.001,4443
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25879.30/cwt77.00–81.0099817
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62589.50/cwt89.50–89.501,4541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55377.29/cwt76.50–78.001,2002
CowsLean 85-90%1,14572.65/cwt68.00–75.0083213
CowsLean 85-90%1,09380.30/cwt76.50–85.008786
CowsLean 85-90%96564.31/cwt61.00–66.006213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34386.53/cwt83.00–91.001,16215
SteersMedium and Large 1473200.00/cwt200.00–200.009469
SteersMedium and Large 1925171.41/cwt168.50–173.001,58637
SteersMedium and Large 1772180.74/cwt179.00–181.501,39537
SteersMedium and Large 1819178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4586
HeifersMedium and Large 1858166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,4295
SteersMedium and Large 1687184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,26826
SteersMedium and Large 1967156.35/cwt153.50–160.001,51214
SteersMedium and Large 1737179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3197
SteersMedium and Large 11,270120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5246
HeifersMedium and Large 1806171.75/cwt171.75–171.751,38453
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed858170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,45993
HeifersMedium and Large 1683170.44/cwt169.50–171.001,16416
HeifersMedium and Large 1730169.53/cwt166.00–170.751,23827

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.