Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-02-27

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Feb 27
● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
49 head
1,121 vs last sale 1,170 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
8 vs last sale 53 229 vs year ago 274 · 83.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
65 vs last sale 82 152 vs year ago 169 · 89.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a light offering; slaughter cows steady to instances 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher instance 9.00. Not enough feeder cows and feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate. Special feeder calf sale next Tuesday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $258.00/cwt on 25 head.
Average price
$258.00
25 head · 641 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
32.72
vs WY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1641258.001,65425
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 sale25 hd
258.00
WY average2 barns · 1,302 hd
290.72
−32.72
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
BullsAverage1,710118.222,0228thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,533104.771,6064thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,331101.991,3576thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07191.7198211

Every lot, as filed

14 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%1,220100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2201
CowsLean 85-90%1,04883.04/cwt82.00–84.008703
CowsLean 85-90%1,118100.83/cwt100.00–101.501,1273
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,570110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7271
CowsBoner 80-85%1,353102.39/cwt101.00–104.501,3855
CowsLean 85-90%1,05791.44/cwt87.00–94.509675
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,520103.03/cwt102.50–104.001,5663
BullsReturn to Feed1,647116.99/cwt112.00–120.001,9273
Bulls1,748118.95/cwt115.00–125.502,0795
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,03084.06/cwt80.00–85.008665
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1995121.12/cwt110.00–129.001,2052
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1913146.38/cwt143.50–150.001,3363
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,403110.11/cwt102.00–112.501,5455
HeifersMedium and Large 1641258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,65425

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.