Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2019-11-26

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Nov 26
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,109 head
▼ 2,942 vs last sale 4,051▲ 1,109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 0▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
317 head
▲ 317 vs last sale 0▲ 317 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; on a cold and snowy day before Thanksgiving holiday: slaughter cows and bulls not comparisons available . Feeder calves unevenly steady with most classes under pressure. No Friday sale this week due to Thanksgiving, next cow sale will be Friday Dec. 6 with special bred cow sale. Calf sale will be Tuesday Dec. 2nd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.52/cwt on 443 head.
Average price
$163.52
443 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.16
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547164.50900423
Medium and Large 1-2505142.8072120
One grade step is worth $21.70/cwt here — about $178 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 sale443 hd
163.52
—
WY average3 barns · 4,598 hd
167.68
−4.16
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—High1,97260.901,20118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56750.2278718
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34949.0366244
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10748.0953324

Every lot

57 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned339200.00/cwt200.00–200.0067811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned381200.00/cwt200.00–200.0076242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384161.00/cwt161.00–161.006186
Steers—Medium and Large 1395181.00/cwt181.00–181.007156
Steers—Medium and Large 1413180.44/cwt178.00–184.0074517
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned423182.84/cwt172.00–187.0077338
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned470174.02/cwt172.00–178.0081839
Steers—Medium and Large 1496174.00/cwt174.00–174.0086317
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned500169.50/cwt169.50–169.5084837
Steers—Medium and Large 1516167.64/cwt165.00–168.5086541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557135.00/cwt135.00–135.0075214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned566153.98/cwt150.25–157.2587277
Steers—Medium and Large 1584150.22/cwt150.00–150.5087725
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned613148.50/cwt148.50–148.5091019
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned653145.50/cwt145.50–145.509509
Steers—Medium and Large 1695139.50/cwt139.50–139.509705
Steers—Medium and Large 1708131.00/cwt131.00–131.009278
Steers—Medium and Large 11,043111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,1635
Steers—Medium and Large 11,076108.92/cwt108.50–110.001,17214
Steers—Medium and Large 11,120109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,22613
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned271153.00/cwt153.00–153.0041513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned359161.77/cwt160.00–168.0058142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388152.00/cwt152.00–152.005908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned442151.33/cwt147.50–155.50669103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned456147.50/cwt147.50–147.5067325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned497135.36/cwt134.00–136.2567343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2498135.25/cwt135.25–135.2567424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529121.00/cwt121.00–121.006405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned530131.20/cwt130.00–132.0069519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557128.00/cwt128.00–128.007135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned566129.64/cwt127.50–130.5073494
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,54076.50/cwt76.50–76.501,1781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,58568.51/cwt66.00–71.001,0862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,72167.67/cwt67.00–69.001,1653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,78070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,2461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,94754.71/cwt53.50–55.001,0655
Bulls——1,98163.28/cwt60.00–65.501,25413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10647.28/cwt44.00–49.5052319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11351.19/cwt50.50–51.505705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33448.58/cwt46.00–51.0064835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34540.00/cwt40.00–40.005382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42753.84/cwt53.50–55.007687
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53743.41/cwt43.00–44.006675
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57952.70/cwt51.00–53.5083212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58054.50/cwt54.50–54.508611
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1692125.00/cwt125.00–125.008652
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 193379.46/cwt54.00–91.0074142
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,02758.29/cwt50.00–66.5059942
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,20743.11/cwt36.00–47.0052053
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,30252.38/cwt50.00–57.0068290
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,005925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,2961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1961775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,4483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,238805.00/cwt625.00–1,025.009,9666
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,36549.75/cwt49.75–49.756797
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,410785.00/cwt785.00–785.0011,0698
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,470650.00/cwt650.00–650.009,5551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,525725.00/cwt725.00–725.0011,0561

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.