Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-05-16

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 16
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
143 head
31 vs last sale 112 395 vs year ago 538 · 73.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
22 vs last sale 214 97 vs year ago 289 · 33.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
189 head
69 vs last sale 258 97 vs year ago 286 · 33.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows firm instances 2.00-5.00 higher with slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder cows going back to grass firm with good demand. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.44/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$225.44
31 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,292
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
41.01
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573225.441,29231
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 sale31 hd
225.44
WY average2 barns · 440 hd
266.45
−41.01
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
BullsAverage1,729111.371,92530
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57594.661,49120
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10489.1698534
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30088.971,15638

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,335$1,3757
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$2,4503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,264$2,26325
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,083$1,98524

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1731201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4696
HeifersMedium and Large 1483232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,12313
SteersMedium and Large 1871184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,6075
SteersMedium and Large 1546265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4478
HeifersMedium and Large 1573230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3185
HeifersMedium and Large 1606230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3947
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2682,033.65/head2,000.00–2,125.002,03410
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1652,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2562,138.63/head2,110.00–2,275.002,13915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3757
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,145104.58/cwt90.00–125.001,19721
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,002175.14/cwt174.00–182.001,75528
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,37690.45/cwt87.00–92.501,2456
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,45996.82/cwt94.00–101.001,41319
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,058140.90/cwt130.00–160.001,49117
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,02780.86/cwt75.00–83.0083021
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,95014
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2772,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,45010
BullsReturn to Feed1,438102.42/cwt97.00–109.001,47310
Bulls1,728111.36/cwt105.50–114.001,9249
Bulls1,994119.51/cwt115.50–127.002,38311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44587.60/cwt85.50–91.001,2663
CowsLean 85-90%1,10486.23/cwt81.50–88.5095210
CowsLean 85-90%1,11192.30/cwt89.00–97.501,02521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31486.21/cwt83.00–88.001,13317
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59895.90/cwt93.50–100.501,53217
CowsLean 85-90%1,06076.90/cwt75.00–79.008153
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28891.20/cwt88.50–94.501,17521

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.