Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2020-06-09

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jun 9
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 372▲ 56 vs year ago 290 · +19.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 157▼ 334 vs year ago 614 · −54.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
334 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 164▼ 112 vs year ago 446 · −25.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows steady with instances 2.00-4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00-6.00 higher, feeder cows and feeder calves mostly firm with few instances 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. No sale next Tuesday: Next sale will be June 23 rd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $132.44/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$132.44
138 head · 754 lb average
Value per head Derived
$998
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$183
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$27.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.22
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2611145.6389072
Medium and Large 1909118.051,07366
One grade step is worth $27.58/cwt here — about −$183 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 sale138 hd
132.44
—
WY average2 barns · 198 hd
132.22
+0.22
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—High1,52585.651,30657
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30959.0577383
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11158.2564742
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61556.889198thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531154.43/cwt152.00–160.0082022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586152.00/cwt152.00–152.0089128
Steers—Medium and Large 1618148.00/cwt148.00–148.009155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688128.50/cwt128.50–128.5088412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766129.00/cwt129.00–129.0098810
Steers—Medium and Large 1833125.75/cwt125.75–125.751,0478
Steers—Medium and Large 1898119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,06910
Steers—Medium and Large 1960112.92/cwt112.75–113.751,08443
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479129.09/cwt128.50–129.5061815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536133.00/cwt133.00–133.0071328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573125.00/cwt125.00–125.0071611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2644117.50/cwt117.50–117.5075716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769111.50/cwt111.50–111.5085718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1831111.50/cwt111.50–111.509279
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed944100.12/cwt93.00–106.0094513
Bulls——Return to Feed1,16264.98/cwt63.00–67.007553
Bulls——Return to Feed1,42984.26/cwt75.00–88.001,2045
Bulls——1,70978.56/cwt73.50–83.001,34319
Bulls——1,85586.55/cwt83.50–91.501,60617
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06555.78/cwt52.50–57.0059417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14359.93/cwt57.50–63.5068525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29356.61/cwt54.00–57.5073227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31660.23/cwt58.00–65.5079356
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60054.50/cwt54.50–54.508725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64060.85/cwt59.50–63.009983
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,138733.13/cwt625.00–825.008,3434
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,273784.43/cwt725.00–850.009,9862
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3651,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,9911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0015,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,315925.00/cwt925.00–925.0012,1641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,350777.69/cwt735.00–800.0010,4993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4661,040.06/cwt900.00–1,110.0015,2473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,655925.00/cwt925.00–925.0015,3091
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2151,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0017,9211
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 194293.82/cwt83.00–111.0088464
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 199649.32/cwt47.00–52.504916
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,04870.68/cwt61.00–81.0074172
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,11660.61/cwt55.50–65.0067624
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,40258.91/cwt54.00–62.50826147
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1995986.67/cwt975.00–1,010.009,8173

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.