Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2020-03-10

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 10
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
518 head
▲ 365 vs last sale 153▲ 518 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 81▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
891 head
▲ 728 vs last sale 163▲ 891 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, on Special Bred Cow Sale: slaughter cows and bulls lower undertones noted. Feeder calves unevenly steady compared to light offering last week. Demand good to moderate with good buyer participation and attendance for bred sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.20/cwt on 203 head.
Average price
$128.20
203 head · 680 lb average
Value per head Derived
$871
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−18.12
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1680128.20871203
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale203 hd
128.20
—
WY average2 barns · 1,813 hd
146.32
−18.12
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—Low1,72367.911,17016
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30252.6768617
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11552.5558642
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57851.848185thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1509166.00/cwt166.00–166.0084513
Steers—Medium and Large 1562164.26/cwt158.75–165.5092329
Steers—Medium and Large 1611159.61/cwt150.00–161.0097588
Steers—Medium and Large 1671132.50/cwt132.00–133.0088912
Steers—Medium and Large 1707139.00/cwt134.50–141.0098320
Steers—Medium and Large 1785122.00/cwt122.00–122.009587
Steers—Medium and Large 1812120.00/cwt120.00–120.0097412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438142.00/cwt142.00–142.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1491142.50/cwt142.50–142.507008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570135.50/cwt135.50–135.507727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630129.36/cwt129.00–129.8581516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653131.12/cwt125.25–134.0085691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720127.18/cwt120.50–130.0091624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1784119.00/cwt118.50–120.0093329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815117.25/cwt117.25–117.2595622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,36969.51/cwt61.00–76.509525
Bulls——Return to Feed1,53056.00/cwt56.00–56.008571
Bulls——1,59062.00/cwt62.00–62.009861
Bulls——1,60575.01/cwt74.50–75.501,2042
Bulls——2,05767.28/cwt65.00–70.001,3847
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11352.73/cwt50.00–54.5058739
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13055.50/cwt55.50–55.506271
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14547.48/cwt47.00–48.005442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29653.39/cwt51.00–56.0069214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32849.32/cwt48.00–50.006553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47450.43/cwt48.00–53.507434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,99557.50/cwt57.50–57.501,1471
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2736425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,1287
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1900875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,8755
Bred Cows—Medium 2-3970300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,9101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0021,186.10/cwt1,050.00–1,250.0011,8857
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,020750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0721,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0016,34825
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1111,540.69/cwt1,450.00–1,575.0017,117136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2241,149.18/cwt925.00–1,225.0014,0669
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2451,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,4504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2901,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,2231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2961,417.30/cwt1,350.00–1,450.0018,36889
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,302973.59/cwt850.00–1,125.0012,676171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,316819.13/cwt800.00–950.0010,78013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3201,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,8601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3261,548.99/cwt975.00–1,575.0020,540106
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,390991.32/cwt925.00–1,050.0013,7792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,399933.79/cwt925.00–935.0013,06415
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19011,360.00/cwt1,360.00–1,360.0012,2547
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0141,378.58/cwt1,235.00–1,425.0013,97912
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1151,161.70/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0012,9533
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1861103.05/cwt97.00–113.5088723
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 187380.13/cwt64.00–96.0070066
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 195855.82/cwt50.00–62.5053529
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,37553.10/cwt41.00–57.007306
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,43455.12/cwt53.00–60.0079066
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,160850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,8601

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.