Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-09-12

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 12
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
422 head
150 vs last sale 272 75 vs year ago 347 · +21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
23 vs last sale 63 4 vs year ago 82 · +4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
16 vs last sale 28 25 vs year ago 37 · 67.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows instances 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00-8.00 higher, instance 12.00, feeder cows on light offering no comparisons available. Calf and yearling special with more participation than last week; comparisons unevenly steady with instances 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.50/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$238.50
185 head · 719 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.62
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1719238.501,716185
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 sale185 hd
238.50
WY average3 barns · 2,990 hd
237.88
+0.62
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
BullsAverage1,660120.782,00440
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468100.931,48112
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23293.731,1554thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00392.6292914

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1514249.71/cwt246.00–252.501,28419
HeifersMedium and Large 11,030201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,0705
HeifersMedium and Large 1620249.25/cwt249.25–249.251,54542
HeifersMedium and Large 1840231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,94534
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed680238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6185
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed781228.60/cwt228.00–230.001,78536
SteersMedium and Large 1725247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,79118
SteersMedium and Large 1777250.52/cwt247.50–253.501,94710
SteersMedium and Large 1673260.54/cwt247.00–268.001,75323
SteersMedium and Large 1854245.25/cwt245.25–245.252,09429
SteersMedium and Large 1373302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,1285
SteersMedium and Large 1473281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,32915
SteersMedium and Large 1628259.22/cwt258.00–262.501,62826
SteersMedium and Large 1575266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5305
SteersMedium and Large 1916238.75/cwt238.75–238.752,18717
HeifersMedium and Large 1676244.51/cwt232.00–249.251,65334
HeifersMedium and Large 1908230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,08810
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,398105.09/cwt101.00–109.001,4693
BullsReturn to Feed1,085164.16/cwt151.50–180.501,7815
Bulls1,725113.69/cwt109.00–120.001,96123
Bulls1,682100.93/cwt90.00–107.001,6985
Bulls1,839127.27/cwt123.50–132.002,3407
CowsLean 85-90%98291.09/cwt90.00–95.5089512
CowsLean 85-90%1,128101.81/cwt98.00–105.501,1482
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42798.61/cwt96.00–100.001,4078
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,549105.56/cwt102.00–108.001,6354
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23898.30/cwt97.00–101.001,2173
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21580.00/cwt80.00–80.009721

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.