Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-03-07

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 7
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
651 head
651 vs last sale 0 651 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
176 vs last sale 274 27 vs year ago 125 · 21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
114 vs last sale 169 589 vs year ago 644 · 91.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday auction, on a special feeder calf sale; slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady instances 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder calves higher higher on steers and heifer calves with good demand and buyer participation. Slaughter cows and bulls moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.99/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$192.99
292 head · 634 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,223
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
17.90
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1634192.991,223292
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 sale292 hd
192.99
WY average2 barns · 1,961 hd
210.89
−17.90
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
BullsAverage1,66197.111,61327
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53888.341,35912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35087.191,17713
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12879.9190211

Every lot, as filed

35 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
SteersMedium and Large 1665210.71/cwt205.00–215.001,40112
SteersMedium and Large 1764190.14/cwt185.00–192.501,45313
HeifersMedium and Large 1871148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2898
HeifersMedium and Large 1833140.23/cwt139.00–141.501,16810
HeifersMedium and Large 1769169.39/cwt162.00–174.001,30338
SteersMedium and Large 1714194.70/cwt192.00–203.001,39020
SteersMedium and Large 1514248.49/cwt232.50–252.501,27737
SteersMedium and Large 1820181.44/cwt180.50–183.501,48819
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,35083.52/cwt83.00–84.001,1282
HeifersMedium and Large 1577197.46/cwt190.50–209.751,13916
HeifersMedium and Large 1394205.00/cwt205.00–205.008085
HeifersMedium and Large 1430210.95/cwt207.50–213.0090733
HeifersMedium and Large 1678195.25/cwt195.25–195.251,32425
HeifersMedium and Large 1334212.00/cwt212.00–212.007089
HeifersMedium and Large 1628205.19/cwt192.00–212.501,28988
SteersMedium and Large 1875179.41/cwt177.50–182.001,57026
HeifersMedium and Large 1486216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,05013
SteersMedium and Large 1916174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,59415
SteersMedium and Large 1457230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0516
SteersMedium and Large 1625220.42/cwt217.00–223.001,37824
HeifersMedium and Large 1715181.48/cwt175.00–183.251,29847
SteersMedium and Large 1580227.32/cwt224.00–232.501,31810
SteersMedium and Large 1417260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,08412
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,51089.01/cwt88.00–91.001,3445
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,12790.59/cwt86.50–95.001,02121
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,128111.43/cwt106.00–115.501,25716
BullsReturn to Feed1,45685.61/cwt83.50–88.001,2465
Bulls1,774103.01/cwt99.00–106.501,82713
Bulls1,61294.98/cwt91.00–97.501,5319
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36082.51/cwt81.50–83.001,1224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34689.27/cwt87.50–91.501,2029
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54785.59/cwt82.50–88.001,3246
CowsLean 85-90%1,11872.00/cwt72.00–72.008053
CowsLean 85-90%1,13282.88/cwt80.00–87.009388
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52991.10/cwt90.00–92.501,3936

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.