Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-01-31

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 31
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
728 head
728 vs last sale 0 1,072 vs year ago 1,800 · 59.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
197 vs last sale 219 134 vs year ago 156 · 85.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
983 vs last sale 994 50 vs year ago 61 · 82.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a special feeder calf sale; light offering slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher instances 6.00, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher with individual instance 14.00. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago on a lighter offering; steady to lower overtones noted on steers. Heifer calves under 550 lbs lower undertones noted with some advances of 1.00-3.00 higher on heifers calves over 550 lbs. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.90/cwt on 325 head.
Average price
$188.90
325 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,018
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
7.44
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539188.901,018325
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 sale325 hd
188.90
WY average2 barns · 1,932 hd
196.34
−7.44
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
BullsHigh1,66594.401,5717thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,79082.481,4762thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37379.141,08611
CowsLean 85-90%High1,13172.818235thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1431196.95/cwt190.00–206.0084961
SteersMedium and Large 1469234.45/cwt231.00–244.001,10044
HeifersMedium and Large 1663174.18/cwt170.00–174.751,15542
HeifersMedium and Large 1622186.50/cwt186.50–186.501,1609
HeifersMedium and Large 1492180.87/cwt180.50–181.0089023
HeifersMedium and Large 1517187.06/cwt172.50–190.5096792
SteersMedium and Large 1593205.57/cwt205.00–209.751,21983
SteersMedium and Large 1536232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,24417
HeifersMedium and Large 1577194.02/cwt192.75–197.501,11998
SteersMedium and Large 1604210.25/cwt210.25–210.251,27020
SteersMedium and Large 1765171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,3127
SteersMedium and Large 1670185.34/cwt181.50–189.001,24235
SteersMedium and Large 1706180.84/cwt180.00–181.001,27749
SteersMedium and Large 1425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009356
Stock CowsMedium and Large 189085.46/cwt81.00–90.007613
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,19068.00/cwt68.00–68.008091
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1845115.00/cwt115.00–115.009725
BullsReturn to Feed1,57389.74/cwt89.00–90.001,4124
Bulls1,63596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,5701
Bulls1,863102.91/cwt98.50–107.501,9172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26870.12/cwt66.00–74.008892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39681.14/cwt79.00–82.501,1339
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,79082.48/cwt81.00–84.001,4762
CowsLean 85-90%1,14775.26/cwt73.00–76.008634
CowsLean 85-90%1,06563.00/cwt63.00–63.006711

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.