Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-04-23

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 23
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
64 vs last sale 90 55 vs year ago 99 · +55.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
87 head
39 vs last sale 48 93 vs year ago 180 · 51.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a light offering; slaughter cows firm, slaughter bulls steady instances 3.00 lower on top individual, several returning to feed or pasture. Not enough feeder calves for a good market. Demand moderate to good.

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
BullsHigh1,694133.482,26124
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465121.891,7855thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,267113.231,43418
CowsLean 85-90%High1,105106.861,18130

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)1,203$2,1715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,472$1,9614thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,065$2,4884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,206$2,30010

Every lot, as filed

20 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2062,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,30010
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,029169.51/cwt157.00–175.001,7445
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,017142.11/cwt132.50–152.501,4458
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,217125.32/cwt121.00–130.001,52513
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,342120.09/cwt115.00–123.501,61212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4721,961.18/head1,850.00–2,300.001,9614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2032,170.78/head2,150.00–2,255.002,1715
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0652,487.73/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4884
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,265112.83/cwt110.00–118.501,4276
BullsHeavy Weight2,370149.50/cwt149.50–149.503,5431
BullsReturn to Feed1,594132.14/cwt124.00–136.502,10611
Bulls1,688125.62/cwt119.00–130.502,1204
Bulls1,749137.25/cwt134.50–142.502,4018
CowsLean 85-90%1,131113.36/cwt110.00–119.001,28213
CowsLean 85-90%1,08096.99/cwt96.00–98.001,0476
CowsLean 85-90%1,088104.55/cwt100.00–108.501,13811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,301108.48/cwt106.00–111.001,4118
CowsBoner 80-85%1,239117.03/cwt113.00–121.001,45010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550116.76/cwt116.50–117.001,8102
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,408125.31/cwt121.00–128.001,7643

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.