Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-08-08

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Aug 8
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
304 head
187 vs last sale 117 223 vs year ago 81 · +275.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
24 vs last sale 96 24 vs year ago 144 · 16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
356 head
314 vs last sale 42 327 vs year ago 29 · +1,127.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago on a good offering; slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, good demand for feeder cows going back to feed with light offering cow/calf pairs. Feeder calves several packages with market unevenly steady instances 6.00 higher on 650 lb steers. Demand good with good buyer attendance. Summer schedule; Next sale will be Tuesday August 22, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $312.36/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$312.36
106 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,423
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2455312.361,423106
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 sale106 hd
312.36
WY average1 barns · 106 hd
312.36
+0.00
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
BullsAverage1,833123.192,25839
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,610105.111,6925thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252104.411,30725
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07898.981,06718

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 Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,354$2,00211

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1-2Thin Fleshed878227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,99311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,75019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361260.00/cwt260.00–260.0093923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed534272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4555
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2317257.50/cwt257.50–257.508166
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2461260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,19910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed569250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4236
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,63828
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,29459
SteersMedium and Large 1-2348337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,17513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed690272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,88020
SteersMedium and Large 1-2442287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2719
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,137101.31/cwt90.00–108.001,152104
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,390111.08/cwt106.00–114.001,544140
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3542,001.50/head1,910.00–2,450.002,00211
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,046152.20/cwt136.00–158.501,59255
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,133114.38/cwt111.00–222.501,29633
Bulls1,627117.20/cwt109.00–120.501,90711
Bulls1,914125.55/cwt122.00–130.002,40328
CowsLean 85-90%1,08092.75/cwt90.00–97.001,0028
CowsLean 85-90%1,077103.97/cwt101.00–110.001,12010
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33593.51/cwt92.50–94.501,2482
CowsBoner 80-85%1,245105.36/cwt103.00–111.501,31223
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,700101.77/cwt101.00–102.501,7302
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550107.33/cwt107.00–108.001,6643

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.