Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-02-20

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Feb 20
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,170 head
1,071 vs last sale 99 47 vs year ago 1,217 · 3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
150 vs last sale 203 37 vs year ago 90 · 41.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
1,239 vs last sale 1,321 59 vs year ago 23 · +256.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a Special Feeder Calf today light offering slaughter cows and bulls with market firm. Mostly feeder cows going back to feed with price holding firm. Feeder calves good demand with good buyer participation, compared to two weeks ago; steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $286.37/cwt on 693 head.
Average price
$286.37
693 head · 641 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,836
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
12.12
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1641286.371,836693
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 sale693 hd
286.37
WY average2 barns · 2,283 hd
298.48
−12.12
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
BullsAverage1,641110.731,81710
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,280102.511,3133thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,430101.111,4463thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86682.357135thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288106.27/cwt102.00–110.501,3692
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2021
CowsLean 85-90%86682.35/cwt80.00–83.007135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,435102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,4711
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,428100.42/cwt95.50–105.501,4342
BullsReturn to Feed1,217105.21/cwt100.00–111.001,2803
Bulls1,823113.10/cwt111.00–116.002,0627
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,334104.80/cwt92.00–113.001,39834
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,129115.29/cwt110.00–128.001,3028
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627236.24/cwt235.00–237.501,48114
HeifersMedium and Large 1520295.38/cwt281.00–305.001,53636
HeifersMedium and Large 1337311.17/cwt280.00–319.001,04942
HeifersMedium and Large 1574275.07/cwt263.00–282.751,57972
SteersMedium and Large 1438340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,48926
SteersMedium and Large 1802234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,88167
SteersMedium and Large 1709259.74/cwt258.00–262.501,842116
SteersMedium and Large 1582310.85/cwt294.00–318.251,809108
SteersMedium and Large 1466325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5156
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2597251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,4987
HeifersMedium and Large 1433235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0187
SteersMedium and Large 1862221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,90522
SteersMedium and Large 1316360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1388
SteersMedium and Large 1526324.89/cwt312.50–330.501,70973
SteersMedium and Large 1639293.80/cwt279.00–305.001,877172
HeifersMedium and Large 1685228.09/cwt226.50–230.001,56213
HeifersMedium and Large 1453317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,43816
SteersMedium and Large 1671274.82/cwt267.00–284.501,84481
SteersMedium and Large 1769241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8535
SteersMedium and Large 1373310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1569
HeifersMedium and Large 1645265.50/cwt265.50–265.501,71249
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,167101.26/cwt95.00–105.501,18219
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,14590.53/cwt88.00–92.501,0375
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,087144.28/cwt138.00–155.001,5686

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.