Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-04-18

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 18
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
216 head
11 vs last sale 227 301 vs year ago 517 · 58.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
12 vs last sale 223 66 vs year ago 145 · +45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
13 vs last sale 147 105 vs year ago 55 · +190.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows mostly steady instances 1.00-2 lower, slaughter bulls instances 3.00-5.00 lower with feeder cows higher overtones noted. Feeder calves unevenly steady with instances 3.00 higher on reputation quality steers and heifers. Lot package of heifer pairs reputation quality good market test. Demand good with good buyer participation and attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.85/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$227.85
121 head · 674 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,536
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.90
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1674227.851,536121
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 sale121 hd
227.85
WY average2 barns · 1,169 hd
221.95
+5.90
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
BullsAverage1,658102.181,6946thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45589.661,30513
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29787.971,14160
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12080.9890740

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
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,120$2,90050

Every lot, as filed

29 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 1830185.53/cwt185.00–186.001,54031
HeifersMedium and Large 1540261.50/cwt261.50–261.501,41247
HeifersMedium and Large 1721201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4499
HeifersMedium and Large 1942177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,66716
SteersMedium and Large 1658237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5595
SteersMedium and Large 1543261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,41715
SteersMedium and Large 1932186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7345
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3777
SteersMedium and Large 1713208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4836
SteersMedium and Large 1633245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5518
HeifersMedium and Large 1495271.50/cwt271.50–271.501,34418
SteersMedium and Large 1553230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2725
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,1202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,90050
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,027112.70/cwt107.50–125.001,15720
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,33295.07/cwt91.50–99.501,26636
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,073149.70/cwt138.00–159.001,60628
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,17684.68/cwt80.00–94.5099611
BullsReturn to Feed1,51596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,4541
BullsReturn to Feed1,35080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0801
Bulls1,688113.20/cwt110.50–115.501,9113
Bulls2,02097.50/cwt97.50–97.501,9701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24380.57/cwt76.00–82.001,00121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61081.81/cwt78.50–87.001,3173
CowsLean 85-90%1,11981.68/cwt79.00–85.0091422
CowsLean 85-90%1,11889.50/cwt86.50–92.001,0016
CowsLean 85-90%1,12475.43/cwt70.00–77.0084812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35088.87/cwt83.50–91.501,20024
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28796.88/cwt93.00–101.001,24715
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40992.02/cwt89.00–97.501,29710

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.