Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-03-14

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 14
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
507 vs last sale 651 184 vs year ago 328 · 56.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
103 vs last sale 98 134 vs year ago 67 · +200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
193 head
138 vs last sale 55 126 vs year ago 67 · +188.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday's auction on a lighter offering, slaughter cows mostly steady instances 2.00 lower with slaughter bulls instance 5.00 lower. Package replacement quality heifers instances 10.00 higher, not enough other feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.91/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$188.91
105 head · 752 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,421
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
21.63
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1752188.911,421105
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 sale105 hd
188.91
WY average2 barns · 1,500 hd
210.54
−21.63
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
BullsLow1,68493.141,56918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65087.331,4413thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25882.021,03243
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,48281.171,2036thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08779.7786750

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,072$1,67536
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,223$1,14227
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,07515

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1Replacement742193.75/cwt193.75–193.751,43882
HeifersMedium and Large 1657187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,23210
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement901162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4608
HeifersMedium and Large 1877155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,3645
SteersMedium and Large 1636210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3367
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,41590.37/cwt85.00–92.501,27921
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1975114.91/cwt110.00–121.001,12010
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,119101.68/cwt96.00–106.001,1387
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,11485.85/cwt81.00–92.0095613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0721,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,67536
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2231,142.23/head1,125.00–1,160.001,14227
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2351,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,07515
BullsReturn to Feed1,53985.17/cwt84.00–86.501,3115
BullsReturn to Feed1,61094.67/cwt93.00–96.501,5243
Bulls1,77894.16/cwt94.00–95.001,6746
Bulls1,781100.41/cwt98.00–101.501,7884
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23872.32/cwt71.00–74.008955
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2771
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28579.89/cwt77.00–82.001,02712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24984.87/cwt83.50–88.001,06026
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,49182.10/cwt78.50–84.001,2245
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,43576.50/cwt76.50–76.501,0981
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71589.00/cwt88.00–90.001,5262
CowsLean 85-90%1,04175.52/cwt71.00–78.5078615
CowsLean 85-90%1,10983.33/cwt79.00–86.5092432
CowsLean 85-90%1,08263.08/cwt60.00–68.006833

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.