Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-05-30

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 30
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
344 head
233 vs last sale 111 284 vs year ago 60 · +473.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
47 vs last sale 183 65 vs year ago 201 · 32.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
294 head
17 vs last sale 277 173 vs year ago 121 · +143.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows 3.00-8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher with feeder calves no comparisons available. Cow/calf pairs higher overtones noted with good demand with good buyer attendance. No sale next week: Summer schedule starting - Next sale will be JUNE 13th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.29/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$206.29
21 head · 651 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,342
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
23.90
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1651206.291,34221
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
206.29
WY average2 barns · 401 hd
230.18
−23.90
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
BullsAverage1,829112.082,05028
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498100.081,49910
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08993.501,01831
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22292.561,13124

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)1,265$1,5297
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,406$1,3505
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,406$1,2847
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,288$2,19635
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,529$2,06938
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,561$1,88823

Every lot, as filed

27 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
BullsMedium and Large 1833193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,6125
BullsMedium and Large 1618217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3446
HeifersMedium and Large 1557227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,26710
HeifersMedium and Large 1736187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,37611
SteersMedium and Large 1846193.50/cwt193.50–193.501,6379
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1782,060.00/head2,060.00–2,060.002,06012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3462,267.63/head1,710.00–2,400.002,26823
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5611,887.57/head1,810.00–1,935.001,88823
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,17296.16/cwt89.00–103.501,12746
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,058143.13/cwt136.00–150.001,51422
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,11284.34/cwt80.00–86.509387
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4061,283.72/head1,250.00–1,450.001,2847
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5292,069.05/head1,910.00–2,200.002,06938
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,40293.98/cwt90.00–107.001,31817
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,385102.86/cwt98.00–106.001,42521
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,083122.28/cwt110.00–133.501,32433
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2651,528.99/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5297
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4061,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3505
BullsReturn to Feed1,326103.93/cwt100.00–107.001,3788
Bulls2,010109.74/cwt103.00–112.002,2069
Bulls2,047119.91/cwt116.00–126.502,45511
CowsLean 85-90%1,09595.09/cwt93.00–102.001,04124
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48392.20/cwt89.00–94.501,3675
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,513107.96/cwt101.00–110.501,6335
CowsLean 85-90%1,06788.07/cwt84.00–90.509407
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21385.69/cwt83.50–91.001,03910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22997.47/cwt90.00–100.001,19814

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.