Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2024-09-24

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 24
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
568 head
57 vs last sale 625 671 vs year ago 1,239 · 54.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
86 vs last sale 176 2 vs year ago 92 · 2.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
13 vs last sale 52 8 vs year ago 57 · +14.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale ( September 17) slaughter cows lower undertones noted with 3.00-10.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, more feeder cows returning to feed with higher demand and overtones noted. Yearlings steers no comparisons available with yearling heifers instances 1.00-6.00 higher on light comparisons. Feeder steer calves steady to instances 6.00-8.00 higher on light comparisons, feeder heifers also light offering instances 1.00-6.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $279.56/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 213.59 against this barn's trailing median of $493.15.
Average price
$279.56
18 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,532
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
32.93
vs WY average
+5.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548279.561,53218thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale18 hd
279.56
WY average2 barns · 109 hd
312.49
−32.93
National average169 barns · 10,664 hd
274.29
+5.27
This barn, trailing median15 sales
493.15
−213.59
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
BullsHigh1,800139.272,50625
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,364110.921,51321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,522108.621,65413
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05997.591,0336thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 1800–850820235.65/cwt235.50–236.001,93217
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900872224.16/cwt223.00–224.501,95522
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700697236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6456
SteersLarge 1-2950–1000955186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,77637
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900855247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,11610
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750720265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,90849
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850838245.09/cwt244.00–246.002,05413
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780257.66/cwt257.50–258.002,01028
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,54510
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950912230.93/cwt229.50–235.502,10630
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2908
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed650–700655239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,56927
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0999
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,66913
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,025215.50/cwt215.50–215.502,2097
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,5118
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1487
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1910137.65/cwt125.00–141.001,25317
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,182114.43/cwt109.00–119.001,35318
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,334110.49/cwt107.50–113.501,4748
Bulls2,016155.21/cwt150.00–161.003,1298
BullsReturn to Feed1,535126.38/cwt117.00–130.001,9407
Bulls1,812135.54/cwt131.00–144.002,45610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,360100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3602
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,552110.19/cwt106.50–115.001,71011
CowsLean 85-90%1,05997.59/cwt94.00–103.001,0336
CowsBoner 80-85%1,364110.92/cwt105.00–117.001,51321

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.