Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-07-09

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jul 9
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
74 head
24 vs last sale 98 186 vs year ago 260 · 71.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
91 vs last sale 280 74 vs year ago 115 · +64.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
126 vs last sale 240 91 vs year ago 205 · 44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago on a good run of slaughter and feeder cows and bulls; slaughter cows steady with instances 1.00-4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 higher instances 10.00-11.00 higher on couple bulls Several heiferettes and young cows going back to feed or pasture with several heavy cows cows going back to feed. Few feeder calves with good prices on small offering. Demand good. Summer schedule: next sale will be JULY 23 RD.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $246.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits 154.77 against this barn's trailing median of $401.28.
Average price
$246.50
8 head · 692 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average
7.72 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1692246.501,7068thin
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 sale8 hd
246.50
WY average1 barns · 8 hd
246.50
+0.00
National average157 barns · 9,363 hd
254.22
−7.72
This barn, trailing median12 sales
401.28
−154.77
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
BullsAverage1,766165.972,93145
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,272134.091,70640
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,513133.642,02228
CowsLean 85-90%High1,045129.201,34934

Every lot, as filed

21 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
BullsReturn to Feed1,342169.32/cwt154.00–201.002,27212
Bulls2,036178.31/cwt172.00–191.003,63012
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,014186.68/cwt180.00–199.001,89316
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,452136.46/cwt129.00–142.501,98143
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,197136.30/cwt131.00–143.001,6328
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,090158.28/cwt150.00–172.001,72542
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750723276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,9953
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,8983
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700692246.50/cwt246.50–246.501,7068
CowsBoner 80-85%1,296127.92/cwt120.50–133.001,65817
CowsLean 85-90%1,011134.37/cwt129.00–141.501,35817
CowsLean 85-90%1,078124.03/cwt118.00–128.001,33717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565131.65/cwt125.00–134.002,06019
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,403137.85/cwt135.50–140.001,9349
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255138.65/cwt134.50–143.001,74023
Bulls1,744146.65/cwt144.00–150.002,5588
Bulls1,922163.38/cwt158.50–168.503,14013
SteersMedium and Large 11200–12501,208182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,1998
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,095191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,0913
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750738239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7647
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850834227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8936

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.