Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2020-01-21

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 21
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,660 head
▲ 3,380 vs last sale 280▲ 3,660 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 117▲ 212 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 1,545 vs last sale 1,620▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, higher overtones noted: slaughter cows 4.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls 5.00-12.00 higher. Special calf sale, compared to two weeks ago steer calves 300 lbs instances 20.00 higher, 400-550 lb calves 10.00-15.00 higher, over 550 lbs 3.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to instances 1.00-5.00 higher, under pressure was 400-440 lb heifers. Demand good with good buyer participation.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.41/cwt on 1,955 head.
Average price
$174.41
1,955 head · 590 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,030
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$191
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$1.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.09
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2477176.1484014thin
Medium and Large 1591174.401,0311,941
One grade step is worth $1.74/cwt here — about −$191 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 sale1,955 hd
174.41
—
WY average2 barns · 5,982 hd
172.32
+2.09
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—Average1,89971.871,36426
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52753.618193thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29052.7168035
CowsLean 85-90%High1,07950.3054311

Every lot

46 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1373227.00/cwt227.00–227.0084714
Steers—Medium and Large 1427209.42/cwt194.00–216.00894130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008288
Steers—Medium and Large 1469203.22/cwt188.50–209.00953197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500171.00/cwt171.00–171.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 1517192.55/cwt183.00–197.75995173
Steers—Medium and Large 1569180.81/cwt172.00–187.001,029405
Steers—Medium and Large 1632164.26/cwt156.50–173.251,038570
Steers—Medium and Large 1671154.78/cwt151.00–160.001,039238
Steers—Medium and Large 1710146.52/cwt130.00–152.001,040177
Steers—Medium and Large 1759139.06/cwt137.50–141.501,05523
Steers—Medium and Large 1816138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,12614
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327163.92/cwt162.00–167.5053614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1397173.59/cwt161.00–177.5068933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417170.78/cwt165.00–182.00712117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476167.04/cwt159.00–170.00795257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520139.66/cwt131.00–145.0072619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525157.67/cwt151.00–162.00828256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570136.00/cwt136.00–136.0077510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581151.34/cwt143.00–159.00879209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634134.99/cwt131.00–143.0085679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674134.43/cwt131.00–140.0090629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713133.10/cwt132.00–134.0094924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775132.25/cwt123.00–137.501,02539
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,82554.36/cwt51.00–58.009922
Bulls——1,87577.94/cwt73.50–82.501,46111
Bulls——1,93069.42/cwt63.50–71.501,34013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06648.78/cwt48.00–51.005208
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11354.35/cwt52.00–57.506053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26255.06/cwt53.50–61.5069516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31450.74/cwt47.50–56.5066719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52753.61/cwt52.00–55.508193
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2748138.31/cwt138.00–139.001,0353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,32064.18/cwt64.00–64.508473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,56770.60/cwt67.50–73.001,1063
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286134.11/cwt33.50–35.002945
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1920118.18/cwt114.00–119.001,08713
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 195383.72/cwt81.00–106.0079813
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,01662.92/cwt51.00–68.5063918
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,22550.16/cwt46.00–54.506143
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,34355.11/cwt53.50–59.007409
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,095735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,0481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,372775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,6332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,375775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,6561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,425825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,7562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1251,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,0941

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.