Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-05-23

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 23
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
111 head
32 vs last sale 143 13 vs year ago 124 · 10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
9 vs last sale 192 5 vs year ago 188 · 2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
277 head
88 vs last sale 189 152 vs year ago 125 · +121.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale slaughter cows mostly steady instances 1.00-4.00 higher, slaughter bulls on a light offering instances 2.00-5.00 lower with feeder cows firm. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand good with good buyer participation mostly on cattle returning to grass.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.90/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$238.90
41 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,358
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$4
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$34.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.30
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553244.851,35534
Medium 1-2643210.001,3507thin
One grade step is worth $34.85/cwt here — about $4 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale41 hd
238.90
WY average2 barns · 684 hd
236.60
+2.30
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
BullsAverage1,744113.351,97713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55896.581,50518
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29293.651,21054
CowsLean 85-90%High1,13491.941,04244

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,036$2,34242
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,171$1,76825

Every lot, as filed

23 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 1569234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,33110
HeifersMedium and Large 1636258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,6418
HeifersMedium and Large 1537249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3379
HeifersMedium 1-2643210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3507
SteersMedium and Large 1423280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1845
HeifersMedium and Large 1457240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0977
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1711,767.70/head1,700.00–1,775.001,76825
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0362,342.42/head1,925.00–2,450.002,34242
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,42396.64/cwt95.00–101.001,37516
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed897180.31/cwt171.00–188.001,61720
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1989148.72/cwt130.00–168.001,47113
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,106102.88/cwt90.50–123.001,138104
Stock CowsMedium and Large 193583.47/cwt70.00–88.0078036
BullsReturn to Feed1,462106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,5572
Bulls1,553104.64/cwt97.00–110.001,6253
Bulls1,886118.33/cwt113.00–121.502,2328
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29195.24/cwt90.00–99.501,23044
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57998.44/cwt94.50–101.501,55413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50491.76/cwt89.00–93.001,3805
CowsLean 85-90%1,15596.24/cwt91.50–99.501,11229
CowsLean 85-90%1,05976.79/cwt75.50–80.008135
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29886.68/cwt81.50–89.501,12510
CowsLean 85-90%1,11087.04/cwt82.00–90.0096610

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.