Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-04-25

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 25
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
112 head
104 vs last sale 216 40 vs year ago 72 · +55.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
112 vs last sale 211 14 vs year ago 113 · 12.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
180 head
20 vs last sale 160 110 vs year ago 70 · +157.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, on a light offering with market trends mostly steady. Today selling all classes of animals with stock cows most percentage of sales. Few baby calves ranging from 70-95 lbs bringing 125.00-225.00 per head. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.00/cwt on 51 head.
Average price
$185.00
51 head · 664 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,228
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
45.09
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2664185.001,22851
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 sale51 hd
185.00
WY average2 barns · 2,023 hd
230.09
−45.09
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
BullsAverage1,741108.341,88613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48088.641,31219
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29187.391,12828
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12484.3694822

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,506$1,5265
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,631$1,5007
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,173$2,3112thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,175101.20/cwt85.00–109.001,18927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,22851
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,1732,310.77/head2,300.00–2,325.002,3112
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,05077.73/cwt75.00–80.5081620
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed844190.35/cwt174.00–196.001,60754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5061,525.56/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5265
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6311,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5007
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,43392.18/cwt89.50–96.501,32114
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,075142.72/cwt122.50–167.501,53434
BullsReturn to Feed1,566105.64/cwt98.50–111.001,6544
Bulls2,049116.75/cwt115.00–117.502,3924
Bulls1,635103.77/cwt99.00–108.001,6975
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26884.39/cwt81.00–88.001,07015
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31890.85/cwt89.00–96.001,19713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46586.42/cwt85.50–88.501,26612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50792.45/cwt90.00–96.501,3937
CowsLean 85-90%1,12683.29/cwt79.00–86.009388
CowsLean 85-90%1,12987.97/cwt87.00–90.0099311
CowsLean 85-90%1,09773.99/cwt70.00–76.008123

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.