Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2020-09-15

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 15
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
▼ 652 vs last sale 1,364▼ 1,041 vs year ago 1,753 · −59.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 37▲ 79 vs year ago 76 · +103.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 9▲ 58 vs year ago 86 · +67.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Yearlings steady instances 2 higher, feeder calves no comparisons available from last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.61/cwt on 298 head.
Average price
$150.61
298 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$841
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.21
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567151.02856281
Medium and Large 1-2419143.9760317thin
One grade step is worth $7.05/cwt here — about $253 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 sale298 hd
150.61
—
WY average2 barns · 335 hd
150.83
−0.21
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—Average1,68481.411,37138
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65161.701,01915
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27860.1476945
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11058.8265332

Every lot

48 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 1-2296151.00/cwt151.00–151.004476
Steers—Medium and Large 1327177.00/cwt177.00–177.005796
Steers—Medium and Large 1432162.90/cwt155.00–169.0070425
Steers—Medium and Large 1455161.15/cwt160.00–164.5073327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486140.13/cwt138.00–142.0068111
Steers—Medium and Large 1543153.20/cwt151.00–154.75832134
Steers—Medium and Large 1584143.62/cwt141.50–150.0083940
Steers—Medium and Large 1615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 1676143.84/cwt141.75–145.0097222
Steers—Medium and Large 1775138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,0736
Steers—Medium and Large 1904131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1847
Steers—Medium and Large 11,018121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2329
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1-2305151.50/cwt151.50–151.5046225
Heifers—Medium 1-2391144.00/cwt144.00–144.005637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457142.82/cwt140.00–148.0065317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514133.25/cwt133.25–133.2568537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559131.00/cwt130.25–132.1373215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687135.50/cwt135.50–135.509319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1837136.75/cwt136.75–136.751,14530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,13544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1968112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0848
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576126.50/cwt126.50–126.507296
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed94299.64/cwt85.00–109.009393
Bulls——Return to Feed1,32873.51/cwt71.00–76.009762
Bulls——1,58870.61/cwt68.00–72.501,1212
Bulls——1,72478.06/cwt75.00–80.001,34615
Bulls——1,84383.47/cwt81.00–86.501,53816
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06052.35/cwt50.00–55.005555
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11057.45/cwt55.50–60.0063816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13263.74/cwt60.50–65.0072211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26255.75/cwt53.00–57.5070412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28461.73/cwt59.00–65.0079333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41056.01/cwt53.50–58.507902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68862.57/cwt60.00–64.001,05613
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2261,017.01/cwt850.00–1,085.0012,46917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,257735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,2395
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,412806.66/cwt800.00–810.0011,3906
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS1,4851,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0015,2217
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1917952.82/cwt800.00–1,025.008,7373
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19461,135.00/cwt1,135.00–1,135.0010,7373
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS1,0951,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,2243
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2351,385.00/cwt1,385.00–1,385.0017,10512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5091,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0016,3737
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7801,360.00/cwt1,360.00–1,360.0024,2085
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1813110.63/cwt91.00–124.508997
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,03054.00/cwt54.00–54.005561
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,10265.90/cwt55.00–77.5072624
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,47963.17/cwt60.50–65.5093424

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.