Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-01-16

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 16
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
19 head
3,821 vs last sale 3,840 4,258 vs year ago 4,277 · 99.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
8 vs last sale 126 30 vs year ago 164 · 18.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
477 head
456 vs last sale 21 427 vs year ago 50 · +854.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a bred cow special. Slaughter cows instances 5.00-10.00 higher, slaughter bulls on a light offering steady instances 2.00 higher. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Bred cow special good demand with good buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.50/cwt on 8 head.
Average price
$142.50
8 head · 937 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,335
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
133.70
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1937142.501,3358thin
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 sale8 hd
142.50
WY average2 barns · 2,557 hd
276.20
−133.70
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
BullsAverage1,688104.921,7717thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41689.721,27125
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25584.981,06727
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05583.8988534

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,194$1,95233
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,189$1,81618
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,428$1,73727
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,303$1,596148
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,321$1,5349
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,21613
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,050$2,31489

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1937142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3358
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1891,816.23/head1,700.00–1,885.001,81618
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1941,952.16/head1,625.00–2,050.001,95233
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3031,596.42/head1,475.00–1,660.001,596148
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4281,737.06/head1,500.00–1,900.001,73727
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2251,215.51/head1,100.00–1,300.001,21613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3211,533.96/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5349
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,13991.79/cwt88.00–95.001,0454
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00077.77/cwt76.00–82.507788
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0672,384.96/head2,000.00–2,450.002,38579
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29171,752.76/head1,700.00–1,850.001,75310
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,29890.64/cwt84.00–92.501,17721
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1911138.62/cwt132.00–150.001,26312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2900105.35/cwt100.00–107.0094810
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1938118.12/cwt110.00–127.501,10817
Bulls1,59698.33/cwt97.00–101.001,5694
Bulls1,811113.70/cwt111.00–115.002,0593
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25588.29/cwt83.50–93.001,10819
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45383.88/cwt82.00–85.001,2198
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39992.47/cwt88.00–96.501,29417
CowsLean 85-90%1,11082.88/cwt80.50–85.509206
CowsLean 85-90%1,04788.39/cwt86.50–90.0092521
CowsLean 85-90%1,03471.25/cwt67.50–75.007377
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25677.12/cwt73.00–82.009698

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.