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Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 13
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 4,003 vs last sale 4,068▼ 418 vs year ago 483 · −86.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 0▼ 322 vs year ago 460 · −70.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,531 head
▲ 1,531 vs last sale 0▲ 446 vs year ago 1,085 · +41.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale for slaughter cows and bulls with no comparisons available with not enough feeder calves for a good market report. To days sale was a bred cow special with good demand and buyer participation, prices very good with reputation offering most in demand. Most cows going back to feed. Next Tuesday sale will offer a feeder calf special.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb steers averaged $557.50/cwt on 8 head, down $18.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 12 comparable sales and sits −4.92 against this barn's trailing median of $562.42.
Average price
$557.50
▼ 18.54 vs prior sale
8 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,475
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−31.75
vs WY average
+38.85 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444557.502,4758thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

12 sales
630575519464median 562.4212/1602/0303/1705/0508/18
Steers 400–500 lb: high $616.34, low $478.07, median $562.42 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 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale8 hd
557.50
—
WY average2 barns · 126 hd
589.25
−31.75
National average183 barns · 11,856 hd
518.65
+38.85
This barn, trailing median12 sales
562.42
−4.92
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
Bulls—Average1,708172.002,93820
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,543162.522,50824
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,042134.191,39816

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,258$3,998101
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,447$3,92617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$3,55825
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,434$3,24217
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$3,09332
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,296$2,916268
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,3868
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,243$2,26157
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,25615
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,017$3,83066
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,033$3,680134

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
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,3318
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450444557.50/cwt557.50–557.502,4758
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350315600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8909
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2002,386.41/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3868
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2962,915.76/head2,485.00–3,100.002,916268
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,4343,242.32/head2,900.00–3,600.003,24217
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1603,093.20/head2,850.00–3,550.003,09332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,4473,925.93/head3,300.00–4,175.003,92617
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2652,255.60/head2,200.00–2,300.002,25615
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—907299.06/cwt286.00–314.002,71290
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—931267.97/cwt250.00–270.002,49514
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,007231.34/cwt220.00–244.002,33019
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,0173,830.13/head3,000.00–4,000.003,83066
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,0333,679.85/head3,100.00–4,150.003,680134
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,109182.73/cwt180.50–188.002,02626
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,361160.11/cwt153.50–167.002,179107
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,145166.16/cwt163.50–175.501,90362
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—899259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,3289
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2432,261.10/head1,900.00–2,550.002,26157
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2583,997.81/head3,025.00–4,325.003,998101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1373,558.32/head3,100.00–3,600.003,55825
Bulls—Return to Feed—1,471171.83/cwt166.00–185.002,5288
Bulls——1,846169.88/cwt161.00–178.003,13610
Bulls——1,970183.29/cwt181.50–185.003,6112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight—1,990144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,8661
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,042134.19/cwt130.00–141.001,39816
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,524163.32/cwt161.00–164.002,48923

How this sale compares

Wyoming weighted averages
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