Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-05-09

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 9
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
112 head
611 vs last sale 723 20 vs year ago 92 · +21.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
27 vs last sale 241 66 vs year ago 148 · +44.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
258 head
2 vs last sale 260 40 vs year ago 298 · 13.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a cow/calf special, slaughter cows mostly steady instance 3.00-6.00 higher on heavy offering with slaughter bulls firm instance 1.00 higher. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Cow/calf pairs and bred cows strong market with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.86/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$214.86
21 head · 648 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,393
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
34.51
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1648214.861,39321
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 sale21 hd
214.86
WY average2 barns · 626 hd
249.36
−34.51
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
BullsAverage1,779107.711,91627
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53295.101,45712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27485.791,09326
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13384.2195438

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,313$1,9135
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,027$1,6705
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,09112
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,272$2,0587
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,081$2,88030

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 1845180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5217
HeifersMedium and Large 1516234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2078
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed595230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3696
SteersMedium and Large 1470277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3047
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1682,210.59/head1,900.00–2,400.002,2118
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,1073,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,00021
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,03173.95/cwt73.00–75.007627
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,034162.83/cwt150.00–167.001,68437
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1591,850.86/head1,650.00–1,950.001,8514
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2722,058.42/head1,750.00–2,250.002,0587
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1927120.29/cwt110.00–142.501,11525
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,09785.96/cwt75.00–99.0094373
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,0192,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6009
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3131,913.18/head1,750.00–2,000.001,9135
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0271,670.26/head1,650.00–1,750.001,6705
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,34191.59/cwt87.50–95.501,22851
BullsReturn to Feed1,27091.49/cwt86.00–95.501,1623
BullsReturn to Feed1,735103.42/cwt100.00–106.001,7944
Bulls1,696104.42/cwt102.50–108.001,7717
Bulls1,954114.54/cwt110.50–120.502,23813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28383.01/cwt79.50–85.001,06512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26788.18/cwt86.00–93.001,11714
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48890.33/cwt90.00–90.501,3443
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54796.69/cwt94.50–100.501,4969
CowsLean 85-90%1,11682.02/cwt76.00–85.5091527
CowsLean 85-90%1,17389.58/cwt87.50–92.001,05111

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.