Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-04-09

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 9
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
82 head
418 vs last sale 500 145 vs year ago 227 · 63.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
6 vs last sale 73 156 vs year ago 223 · 70.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
249 head
225 vs last sale 24 102 vs year ago 147 · +69.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a Bred cow and Pair Special; Slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls instances 2.00-7.00 higher with cow returning to feed mostly steady. Good buyer attendance and participation on cow/calf pairs and bred heifers and cows. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Also had 21 breeding bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $271.00/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 130.27 against this barn's trailing median of $401.28.
Average price
$271.00
14 head · 652 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
5.46
vs WY average
+24.56 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1652271.001,76714thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

12 sales
426400374349median 401.2701/0602/1003/2405/0505/19
Heifers 600–700 lb: high $412.06, low $362.50, median $401.28 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale14 hd
271.00
WY average2 barns · 157 hd
276.46
−5.46
National average173 barns · 9,781 hd
246.44
+24.56
This barn, trailing median12 sales
401.28
−130.27
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
BullsAverage1,758141.972,49613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,504119.671,7997thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,253114.731,43813
CowsLean 85-90%High1,112113.681,2658thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,234$2,54713
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$2,4569
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,376$2,1295
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,425$1,9683thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,380$1,9673thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)998$2,66219
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,057$2,52318
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,403$3,07134
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,86015
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,396$2,64010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,455$2,2501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)973$2,96654

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1650–700652271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,76714
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,90012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2462,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4552,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7003
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 19732,966.13/head2,875.00–3,050.002,96654
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0572,523.34/head2,500.00–2,650.002,52318
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,445125.59/cwt118.00–131.001,81513
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,105155.34/cwt146.00–162.001,7179
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,268123.01/cwt122.00–125.001,5603
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3801,967.34/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3762,128.78/head1,950.00–2,400.002,1295
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2342,546.59/head2,300.00–2,600.002,54713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4251,968.13/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2502,456.12/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4569
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19982,662.21/head2,650.00–2,800.002,66219
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3543,039.16/head2,800.00–3,050.003,03923
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5063,137.30/head2,300.00–3,275.003,13711
Bulls1,765129.20/cwt127.00–131.002,2802
BullsReturn to Feed1,534134.57/cwt130.50–147.502,0644
Bulls1,884149.85/cwt145.00–155.002,8237
CowsLean 85-90%1,108123.14/cwt118.00–128.501,3643
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,458125.19/cwt122.00–128.001,8253
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,538115.53/cwt112.00–117.001,7774
CowsBoner 80-85%1,262120.25/cwt119.00–121.001,5186
CowsLean 85-90%1,115108.00/cwt105.00–111.001,2045
CowsBoner 80-85%1,246109.99/cwt104.00–113.501,3707

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.