Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-05-21

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 21
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
84 head
39 vs last sale 123 27 vs year ago 111 · 24.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
68 vs last sale 89 26 vs year ago 183 · 14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
187 head
138 vs last sale 49 90 vs year ago 277 · 32.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows steady to instances 2.00-3.00 lower, slaughter bulls instances 2.00 higher and feeder cows and bull mostly returning to feed. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand good with good buyer participation and attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $304.42/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 188.73 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.
Average price
$304.42
13 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$27.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.25
vs WY average
9.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535315.001,6858thin
Medium and Large 1-2560287.501,6105thin
One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales
547510473435median 493.1512/1602/0303/2405/0508/18
Steers 500–600 lb: high $533.45, low $449.22, median $493.15 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale13 hd
304.42
WY average2 barns · 94 hd
317.68
−13.25
National average158 barns · 11,390 hd
314.10
−9.68
This barn, trailing median15 sales
493.15
−188.73
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
BullsHigh1,747154.082,69236
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,481134.161,9873thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,262123.981,56421
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,086119.041,29246

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)995$2,1505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,317$1,7086
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,232$1,6864thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,004$2,3844thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,520$2,2163thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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%1,258118.97/cwt117.50–121.001,4975
CowsLean 85-90%1,075114.44/cwt110.00–120.001,23023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,481134.16/cwt134.00–134.501,9873
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263125.54/cwt122.00–129.001,58616
CowsLean 85-90%1,096123.65/cwt120.50–128.501,35523
Bulls1,856160.61/cwt155.00–169.002,98120
Bulls1,723147.33/cwt139.00–151.002,5387
BullsReturn to Feed1,523144.82/cwt138.00–158.502,2069
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3171,708.22/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7086
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5202,216.17/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2163
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,147133.48/cwt128.00–154.001,53129
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,094170.73/cwt153.50–183.001,86838
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,402133.04/cwt127.00–155.501,86560
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,123109.48/cwt107.00–111.501,2296
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,178123.48/cwt119.00–126.001,45520
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0042,384.02/head2,375.00–2,410.002,3844
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2321,686.31/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6864
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1505
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550535315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6858
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600560287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,6105
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,5656
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550527300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5815

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.