Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2019-07-23

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jul 23
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
161 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 104▲ 161 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 172▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 204▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady instances 2.00 higher. Not enough feeder calves for a good market test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.49/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$140.49
67 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.76
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1612151.009249thin
Medium and Large 1-2750138.861,04158
One grade step is worth $12.14/cwt here — about −$117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale67 hd
140.49
—
WY average2 barns · 158 hd
147.26
−6.76
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—Average1,71379.451,36128
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33059.4879172
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55058.0890016
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01353.3854122

Every lot

25 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606146.50/cwt146.50–146.5088817
Steers—Medium and Large 1612151.00/cwt151.00–151.009249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,04932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,071111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,1949
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518136.50/cwt136.50–136.507076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628130.50/cwt130.50–130.5082029
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795117.00/cwt117.00–117.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2930111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,05073.00/cwt73.00–73.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,24074.00/cwt74.00–74.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,44071.50/cwt71.50–71.501,0301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63277.31/cwt73.00–79.501,26215
Bulls——1,80681.91/cwt80.00–86.501,47913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82742.92/cwt42.00–45.003556
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05253.51/cwt50.00–55.005637
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10660.24/cwt59.00–64.006669
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32757.78/cwt54.00–60.0076741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33361.72/cwt59.00–65.0082331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48059.00/cwt59.00–59.008731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55558.02/cwt55.00–58.5090215
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3611,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,6933
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6251,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0019,5002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1817114.66/cwt114.00–115.009373
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,10072.74/cwt61.00–81.008009
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,41959.97/cwt57.50–61.0085129

This sale against other markets

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.