Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-02-28

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Feb 28
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Slaughter Cattle receipts
274 head
184 vs last sale 90 111 vs year ago 163 · +68.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
169 head
146 vs last sale 23 24 vs year ago 145 · +16.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a light offering; slaughter cows mostly steady instances 4.00-8.00 higher, few slaughter bulls steady instance 1.00 higher, not enough feeder cows for a good market test. Selling all cattle classes today along with sheep and horses, small offering feeder calves with no comparisons available. Demand good on slaughter cows and bulls.

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
BullsAverage1,59899.551,59114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47687.691,29413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29884.981,103133
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11583.4093049

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)1,043$1,40812
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,298$1,33516
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,365$1,28517
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,369$1,22617
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)906$1,81052

Every lot, as filed

18 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 11,3691,226.41/head1,135.00–1,275.001,22617
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2981,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,33516
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3651,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,28517
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0431,408.39/head1,400.00–1,410.001,40812
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19061,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,81052
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1997116.26/cwt114.00–119.001,1596
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,106100.38/cwt100.00–102.001,1105
Bulls1,53397.86/cwt96.00–99.501,5005
Bulls2,168110.16/cwt108.50–111.002,3883
BullsReturn to Feed1,36895.65/cwt89.00–98.501,3086
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32873.55/cwt70.00–77.009777
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28083.80/cwt78.00–85.751,07366
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31487.62/cwt85.50–94.001,15160
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54283.06/cwt78.00–85.001,2815
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43590.58/cwt87.00–95.001,3008
CowsLean 85-90%1,05178.63/cwt76.50–82.008269
CowsLean 85-90%1,13285.08/cwt82.50–90.0096338
CowsLean 85-90%1,08573.00/cwt73.00–73.007922

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.