Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-07-23

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jul 23
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
77 head
3 vs last sale 74 40 vs year ago 117 · 34.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
120 vs last sale 189 27 vs year ago 96 · 28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
13 vs last sale 114 59 vs year ago 42 · +140.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; slaughter cows on a light offering steady instances 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls not as attractive as last sale with instances 10.00-14.00 lower with feeder cows on alight offering mostly steady instances 3.00-5.00 lower. Few packages of guaranteed open heifers with instances 18.00 higher on light comparisons available. Demand good with good buyer attendance and participation. Next sale will be in two weeks: AUGUST 6 TH ALONG WITH 4-H RESALES.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.75/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits 156.54 against this barn's trailing median of $450.29.
Average price
$293.75
14 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.62
vs WY average
+29.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1576293.751,69214thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales
509388267146median 450.2912/1602/0303/1704/1405/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $494.60, low $160.00, median $450.29 across 13 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 sale14 hd
293.75
WY average2 barns · 27 hd
291.13
+2.62
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
+29.12
This barn, trailing median13 sales
450.29
−156.54
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
BullsAverage1,838168.523,09835
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,620133.332,16012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,313130.261,7106thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040121.391,2623thin

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,084$2,0259
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,606$2,7106
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,542$2,6509

Every lot, as filed

18 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 1Guaranteed Open550–600576293.75/cwt293.75–293.751,69214
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,328136.89/cwt134.00–139.501,81829
BullsReturn to Feed1,645161.57/cwt156.00–167.002,6587
Bulls1,947174.76/cwt171.00–179.003,40316
Bulls1,806164.26/cwt156.00–169.002,96712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,685138.57/cwt134.50–141.002,3358
CowsLean 85-90%1,040121.39/cwt120.00–123.001,2623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,285126.41/cwt123.50–131.001,6244
CowsBoner 80-85%1,368137.96/cwt137.00–139.001,8872
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,489122.85/cwt121.00–128.001,8294
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,230138.08/cwt131.00–146.001,69810
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,098154.11/cwt150.00–160.001,6928
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,082179.24/cwt171.00–188.001,9393
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0842,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0259
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5422,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6509
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6062,710.00/head2,710.00–2,710.002,7106
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open650–700696260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,81334
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open800–850808245.75/cwt245.75–245.751,98615

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.