Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-09-05

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 5
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
272 head
272 vs last sale 0 219 vs year ago 491 · 44.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
12 vs last sale 75 60 vs year ago 123 · 48.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
22 vs last sale 6 7 vs year ago 35 · 20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale two weeks ago; light offering slaughter cows mostly steady with slaughter bulls instances 3.00-7.00 lower. First feeder special no comparisons available for a good market test. Back to sales every Tuesday. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $266.63/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$266.63
119 head · 635 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.99
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1635266.631,694119
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 sale119 hd
266.63
WY average2 barns · 539 hd
249.64
+16.99
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
BullsLow1,739109.381,90329
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,520103.001,5662thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07293.731,0055thin

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 PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,503$1,6636

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
SteersMedium and Large 1448283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,26813
CowsLean 85-90%1,06992.04/cwt91.00–94.009844
Bulls1,72596.50/cwt96.50–96.501,6651
Bulls1,917118.32/cwt116.00–120.502,2686
Bulls1,782109.42/cwt105.00–114.001,95015
BullsReturn to Feed1,24395.65/cwt92.00–99.001,1892
BullsReturn to Feed1,600106.59/cwt103.00–109.001,7055
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,37097.87/cwt96.00–104.501,34112
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,30097.82/cwt91.50–111.501,2724
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5661,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
HeifersMedium and Large 1611252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,54328
HeifersMedium and Large 1518227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1786
HeifersMedium and Large 1327275.00/cwt275.00–275.008997
SteersMedium and Large 1773256.37/cwt255.50–258.501,98224
SteersMedium and Large 1354302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,0715
HeifersMedium and Large 1572257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4735
SteersMedium and Large 1567255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4467
SteersMedium and Large 1670266.66/cwt265.00–268.001,78726
SteersMedium and Large 1487262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2786
SteersMedium and Large 1913223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,0365
SteersMedium and Large 1624272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,69733
HeifersMedium and Large 1727250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,82133
HeifersMedium and Large 1761240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,83025
HeifersMedium and Large 1403257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,03813
CowsLean 85-90%1,085100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,0901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5662

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.