Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-01-24

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 24
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
55 vs last sale 164 55 vs year ago 164 · +33.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
994 head
944 vs last sale 50 826 vs year ago 168 · +491.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows 5.00-7.00 higher with bulls steady on larger offering than last week. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test with limited numbers. Several packages young to aged bred cows with lower undertones noted. Demand moderate to good.

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
BullsHigh1,72083.581,43724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43673.161,05019
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26170.9089460
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10770.8478460

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,219$1,47969
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,302$1,46149
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,369$1,40012
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,296$1,18726
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,089$1,16119
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,279$1,10391
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,354$1,10011
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,267$1,034118
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,259$1,00237
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)922$1,64081
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,199$1,4857
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)996$1,41519
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)872$1,0458

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls1,93289.29/cwt85.50–93.001,7259
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,5051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2507
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18721,045.00/head1,045.00–1,045.001,0458
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3691,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,40012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3541,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,10011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2591,001.66/head975.00–1,075.001,00237
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2961,187.31/head1,150.00–1,250.001,18726
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,09976.18/cwt73.50–82.0083729
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1991,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4857
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,12764.68/cwt60.00–68.5072914
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19961,415.37/head1,325.00–1,525.001,41519
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19221,640.00/head1,640.00–1,640.001,64081
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,43975.63/cwt71.50–80.501,08831
Stock CowsMedium and Large 193588.64/cwt84.00–99.0082938
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0891,161.39/head1,050.00–1,285.001,16119
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,10068.93/cwt67.00–72.0075815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2671,034.45/head900.00–1,100.001,034118
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2791,102.78/head1,050.00–1,200.001,10391
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1871,504.81/head1,225.00–1,560.001,50562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3021,460.79/head1,385.00–1,600.001,46149
BullsReturn to Feed1,48075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1102
BullsReturn to Feed1,57982.53/cwt81.00–87.001,3035
Bulls1,67574.67/cwt74.00–75.001,2513
Bulls1,60083.14/cwt81.50–84.501,3305
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26667.27/cwt62.00–69.0085217
CowsLean 85-90%1,09559.31/cwt58.00–61.506493
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25972.33/cwt70.00–78.5091143
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45869.85/cwt69.00–70.001,0187
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42375.09/cwt71.00–78.001,06912
CowsLean 85-90%1,07766.75/cwt65.00–69.0071917
CowsLean 85-90%1,12173.44/cwt69.50–77.0082340

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.