Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2020-08-18

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Aug 18
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 70▲ 19 vs year ago 110 · +17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 79▲ 25 vs year ago 188 · +13.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 51▲ 71 vs year ago 41 · +173.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago; slaughter cows instances 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lower undertones with 7.00-10.00 lower, instances 15.00-17.00 lower. Demand moderate to good. Last two weeks of summer schedule: Next sale will be September 1 st.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.40/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$147.40
37 head · 714 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,052
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.65
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2714147.401,05237
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 sale37 hd
147.40
—
WY average2 barns · 789 hd
146.76
+0.65
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—Low1,63779.331,29995
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30260.1578335
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54859.129153thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03254.5156368

Every lot

28 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659145.50/cwt145.50–145.509598
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729147.93/cwt143.50–151.001,07829
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1391145.00/cwt145.00–145.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495139.50/cwt139.50–139.506916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2597135.50/cwt135.50–135.508096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2637137.62/cwt136.25–140.0087716
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,37272.45/cwt68.00–76.5099415
Bulls——1,52264.21/cwt61.50–67.009776
Bulls——Return to Feed1,53482.54/cwt79.50–93.001,26630
Bulls——1,80380.61/cwt59.50–84.001,45338
Bulls——1,87687.51/cwt85.50–91.001,6426
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78544.31/cwt40.00–52.0034820
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13458.45/cwt54.00–64.0066346
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16865.75/cwt65.50–66.007682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29860.57/cwt59.00–64.0078633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37053.23/cwt53.00–53.507292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54859.12/cwt58.00–60.509153
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-268760.00/cwt60.00–60.004122
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299350.00/cwt50.00–50.004979
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,11350.20/cwt44.00–53.005593
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,13366.46/cwt56.00–76.5075325
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,21058.56/cwt50.50–63.0070913
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,26191.29/cwt82.00–98.001,1514
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,30660.22/cwt56.50–62.0078638
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,31763.76/cwt62.00–64.5084011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6651,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0017,8991
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,9451,335.00/cwt1,335.00–1,335.0025,9661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,125775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,7191

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.