Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-03-26

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 26
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
46 head
568 vs last sale 614 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
56 vs last sale 101 69 vs year ago 88 · +78.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
62 vs last sale 95 1 vs year ago 32 · +3.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Light offering today along with Northwest Wyoming Angus Association annual sell; slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls not as attractive as last week with lower undertones. Not enough feeder calves or bred cows for a good market test. Breeding bulls accounted for 51 head of bulls listed. Demand moderate with good participation for buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
900–1000 lb heifers averaged $198.00/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits 106.50 against this barn's trailing median of $304.50.
Average price
$198.00
20 head · 951 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average
+5.82 vs national

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1951198.001,88320
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 900–1000 lb

3 sales
324301279256median 304.5003/3103/3104/2108/1808/18
Heifers 900–1000 lb: high $310.00, low $270.00, median $304.50 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale20 hd
198.00
WY average1 barns · 20 hd
198.00
+0.00
National average50 barns · 672 hd
192.18
+5.82
This barn, trailing median3 sales
304.50
−106.50
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
BullsAverage1,626124.622,02728
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,509123.071,85820
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,300122.191,58923
CowsLean 85-90%High1,146106.551,2217thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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 1950–1000951198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,88320
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,118139.65/cwt129.00–145.501,56112
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,149121.06/cwt118.50–123.001,3914
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,12398.84/cwt97.00–100.501,1102
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,467122.27/cwt115.00–127.001,7946
Bulls1,828124.75/cwt116.00–129.002,2807
BullsReturn to Feed1,378114.24/cwt112.00–119.001,5748
BullsReturn to Feed1,583125.14/cwt120.00–135.001,9818
Bulls1,811140.23/cwt131.00–145.502,5405
CowsBoner 80-85%1,303124.17/cwt118.00–128.001,61820
CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,905129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,4571
CowsLean 85-90%1,112119.30/cwt118.00–121.001,3273
CowsLean 85-90%1,17196.98/cwt91.00–104.001,1364
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280109.02/cwt105.00–111.001,3953
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,479114.41/cwt111.00–116.001,6924
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,491124.99/cwt119.00–130.001,86415

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.