Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-06-13

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jun 13
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
134 head
210 vs last sale 344 65 vs year ago 199 · 32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
390 head
254 vs last sale 136 242 vs year ago 148 · +163.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
327 head
33 vs last sale 294 81 vs year ago 408 · 19.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cows 3.00-6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 higher with good offering of young to middle aged going back to grass or to be bred. Not enough feeder cattle for a good market test or comparisons. Demand good with good buyer participation. Summer schedule: sale every other Tuesday, next sale will be June 27 th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.40/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$230.40
30 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$134
per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$1.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.47
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2512231.001,18313thin
Medium and Large 1573229.941,31717thin
One grade step is worth $1.06/cwt here — about −$134 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 sale30 hd
230.40
WY average2 barns · 358 hd
242.87
−12.47
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
BullsHigh1,752116.132,03460
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,530103.921,59042
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28396.491,23861
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12794.131,061136

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,9754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,550$2,1545
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,350$1,9007

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,15398.97/cwt94.00–103.501,14176
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28198.28/cwt94.00–102.501,25951
CowsLean 85-90%1,08789.94/cwt85.00–93.0097847
CowsLean 85-90%1,12381.00/cwt80.00–84.0091013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,583111.12/cwt107.00–116.501,75915
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50099.92/cwt93.50–104.501,49927
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29487.39/cwt85.50–92.001,13110
Bulls1,984125.10/cwt121.00–133.002,48219
Bulls1,683114.87/cwt107.00–119.501,93332
BullsReturn to Feed1,507101.67/cwt98.00–107.001,5329
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,13298.87/cwt86.00–107.501,11999
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,079137.81/cwt130.00–155.001,48727
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1950115.45/cwt96.00–127.501,09767
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,341100.07/cwt99.00–102.501,34220
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,349104.78/cwt103.50–108.001,41373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5502,154.09/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1545
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9007
HeifersMedium and Large 1628229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4386
SteersMedium and Large 1713229.19/cwt228.00–230.001,63415
HeifersMedium 1-2512231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,18313
HeifersMedium and Large 1528231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2205
HeifersMedium and Large 1555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2776

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.