Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-09-20

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 20
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
473 head
126 vs last sale 347 1,435 vs year ago 1,908 · 75.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
13 vs last sale 82 33 vs year ago 62 · +53.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
0 vs last sale 37 13 vs year ago 50 · 26.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with lower undertones noted, feeder calves unevenly steady instances 2.00-3.00 higher with larger offering yearlings with no comparisons available from market last week. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.48/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$168.48
245 head · 640 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,078
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
4.99
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1640168.481,078245
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 sale245 hd
168.48
WY average2 barns · 1,359 hd
173.47
−4.99
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
BullsHigh1,69496.481,63426
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54084.411,3005thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31677.601,02220
CowsLean 85-90%High1,14375.2486019

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls1,81899.93/cwt96.50–103.501,81711
Bulls1,70993.01/cwt87.00–95.001,5909
BullsReturn to Feed1,44395.37/cwt87.50–103.001,3766
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54084.41/cwt84.00–85.001,3005
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32277.21/cwt75.00–79.001,02119
CowsLean 85-90%1,15979.65/cwt76.50–82.509238
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0291
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,32182.43/cwt78.00–84.001,08918
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,06179.18/cwt75.00–82.008404
Stock CowsMedium and Large 198491.82/cwt85.00–94.0090410
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1938103.89/cwt101.00–108.009745
HeifersMedium and Large 1700172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,20413
HeifersMedium and Large 1416171.56/cwt170.00–172.0071448
SteersMedium and Large 1682184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,25812
SteersMedium and Large 1717185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3267
SteersMedium and Large 1648183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1866
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open618170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0519
HeifersMedium and Large 1916164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,50718
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed664157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,04611
HeifersMedium and Large 1603173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,04321
SteersMedium and Large 1816180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,46937
SteersMedium and Large 1864175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,51225
HeifersMedium and Large 1543165.00/cwt165.00–165.008967
SteersMedium and Large 1513193.53/cwt192.00–195.0099314
SteersMedium and Large 1751169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2695
SteersMedium and Large 1-2817166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3567
HeifersMedium and Large 1566161.52/cwt161.00–163.0091420
HeifersMedium and Large 1491162.00/cwt162.00–162.007958
HeifersMedium and Large 1337185.00/cwt185.00–185.006237
HeifersMedium and Large 1688168.68/cwt168.00–171.001,16131
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open775164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,27116
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open849170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,44336
CowsLean 85-90%1,13172.03/cwt66.00–75.0081511

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.