Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-11-28

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Nov 28
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
1,471 vs last sale 2,083 94 vs year ago 518 · +18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
59 vs last sale 137 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
10 vs last sale 20 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, on a light offering slaughter cows steady instances 1.00 higher, couple slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder calves unevenly steady with calves not as attractive as last few weeks. Demand moderate. Friday will be special bred cow sale with several dispersal offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $265.53/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$265.53
280 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,465
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 1552265.531,465280
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 sale280 hd
265.53
WY average1 barns · 280 hd
265.53
+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
BullsHigh1,860105.271,9583thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22981.2299816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42579.001,1261thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10577.6185838

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1366295.80/cwt295.00–296.001,08333
HeifersMedium and Large 1533241.48/cwt240.00–243.001,28745
SteersMedium and Large 1286324.07/cwt310.00–335.0092714
SteersMedium and Large 1519269.87/cwt267.00–273.001,40115
HeifersMedium and Large 1436328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,4307
HeifersMedium and Large 1282287.50/cwt287.50–287.508116
SteersMedium and Large 1428253.60/cwt227.50–331.001,08520
SteersMedium and Large 1713210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,49710
SteersMedium and Large 1565265.16/cwt259.25–273.001,49869
SteersMedium and Large 1367352.88/cwt352.00–354.001,29530
HeifersMedium and Large 1331285.78/cwt285.00–287.5094619
SteersMedium and Large 1483292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,41013
HeifersMedium and Large 1466258.42/cwt247.50–264.501,20426
HeifersMedium and Large 1622212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,31914
SteersMedium and Large 1675233.17/cwt229.50–238.501,57453
SteersMedium and Large 1625242.03/cwt239.00–248.001,51356
Stock CowsMedium and Large 187493.62/cwt88.00–112.008185
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,34587.00/cwt85.50–88.001,1704
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,08681.93/cwt78.00–84.0089021
BullsReturn to Feed1,660109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,8181
Bulls1,960103.16/cwt102.00–104.502,0222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31386.53/cwt85.50–87.501,1363
CowsLean 85-90%1,11881.63/cwt80.00–85.0091314
CowsLean 85-90%1,09875.27/cwt70.00–77.0082624
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20980.00/cwt79.00–80.5096713
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1261

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.