Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-02-14

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Feb 14
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
135 head
1,851 vs last sale 1,986 1,346 vs year ago 1,481 · 90.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
130 vs last sale 272 10 vs year ago 152 · 6.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
379 head
310 vs last sale 69 129 vs year ago 250 · +51.6%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $205.29/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$205.29
49 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,128
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
8.99
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549205.291,12849
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 sale49 hd
205.29
WY average2 barns · 2,854 hd
214.28
−8.99
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
BullsAverage1,78996.851,73311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31381.501,07074
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59980.621,28913
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16579.0092020

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 (2-4 yrs)1,230$1,50640
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,129$1,36240
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,330$1,32543
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,369$1,16275
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$1,12831
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)963$1,73522

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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3691,161.72/head1,100.00–1,325.001,16275
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,16676.79/cwt74.00–78.5089511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2301,506.08/head1,375.00–1,675.001,50640
Bred CowsMedium 1-2804500.00/head500.00–500.005005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3751,127.93/head1,000.00–1,185.001,12831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1751,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,48535
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,30676.64/cwt75.00–79.001,0016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3301,325.41/head1,250.00–1,425.001,32543
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19631,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,73522
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,42984.75/cwt81.00–86.001,21128
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,073108.71/cwt102.00–112.001,1665
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,15285.83/cwt81.00–90.009898
BullsReturn to Feed1,68389.88/cwt86.00–93.501,5133
Bulls1,61590.99/cwt86.50–96.001,4693
Bulls1,958104.55/cwt100.00–109.502,0475
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34376.83/cwt73.00–79.501,03220
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30283.23/cwt80.00–86.501,08454
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62983.39/cwt82.50–86.001,3588
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55176.19/cwt74.00–81.001,1825
CowsLean 85-90%1,10574.34/cwt71.00–76.008214
CowsLean 85-90%1,18080.17/cwt78.00–84.0094616
SteersMedium and Large 1697175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2205
SteersMedium and Large 1574208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,19428
SteersMedium and Large 1460210.00/cwt210.00–210.0096616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373156.43/cwt155.00–157.5058311

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.