Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2021-01-19

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 19
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
6,012 head
▲ 5,899 vs last sale 113▲ 2,352 vs year ago 3,660 · +64.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 81▼ 131 vs year ago 212 · −61.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
163 head
▼ 1,419 vs last sale 1,582▲ 88 vs year ago 75 · +117.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale on a weaned calf special, slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago: steers under 500 lbs mostly steady to 2.00-3.00 higher instances 6.00, over 500 lbs steady with instances 1.00-4.00 lower. Heifer calves unevenly steady with instances 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand moderate to 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 $160.09/cwt on 2,453 head.
Average price
$160.09
2,453 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$966
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.29
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1603160.139662,439
Medium and Large 1-2577151.7187514thin
One grade step is worth $8.42/cwt here — about $91 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 sale2,453 hd
160.09
—
WY average2 barns · 7,571 hd
162.37
−2.29
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—High1,57268.931,08431
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27749.2062923
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14848.1355317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52347.667263thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323207.00/cwt207.00–207.0066917
Steers—Medium and Large 1365209.42/cwt200.00–213.0076449
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy417206.25/cwt206.25–206.2586032
Steers—Medium and Large 1446190.51/cwt181.50–196.00850106
Steers—Medium and Large 1474180.54/cwt173.00–186.50856114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484162.00/cwt162.00–162.007846
Steers—Medium and Large 1533171.81/cwt161.00–178.50916517
Steers—Medium and Large 1563167.69/cwt164.00–173.00944288
Steers—Medium and Large 1626153.67/cwt145.75–160.75962350
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2646144.00/cwt144.00–144.009308
Steers—Medium and Large 1672145.97/cwt137.50–151.25981518
Steers—Medium and Large 1723141.29/cwt137.75–144.751,022383
Steers—Medium and Large 1760140.46/cwt138.25–141.001,06734
Steers—Medium and Large 1819131.12/cwt126.50–135.001,07421
Steers—Medium and Large 1855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,06910
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1349155.00/cwt155.00–155.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384160.00/cwt160.00–160.006145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424163.89/cwt157.00–166.75695121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy451167.00/cwt167.00–167.0075333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459150.19/cwt141.00–155.0068923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484155.23/cwt151.00–163.50751319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534149.98/cwt144.00–154.00801434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement558156.00/cwt154.00–158.0087076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576146.58/cwt138.00–153.50844169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement612167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,02290
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620144.36/cwt134.50–147.00895453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673135.31/cwt134.60–136.00911211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712131.44/cwt127.00–135.0093695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805121.00/cwt121.00–121.0097412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,43260.57/cwt57.00–64.508677
Bulls——Return to Feed1,47368.73/cwt66.00–72.001,01213
Bulls——Return to Feed1,61881.24/cwt80.00–82.501,3142
Bulls——1,78468.53/cwt67.00–73.001,2234
Bulls——1,83876.57/cwt76.00–78.001,4075
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13747.73/cwt45.00–49.5054314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20250.00/cwt50.00–50.006013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25550.60/cwt50.00–52.0063511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29847.92/cwt45.50–49.0062212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52347.66/cwt47.00–48.007263
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,097760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,3374
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190760.00/cwt760.00–760.009,0441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,258876.87/cwt835.00–925.0011,0312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,455675.00/cwt675.00–675.009,8211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1712935.00/cwt935.00–935.006,6572
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,345600.00/cwt600.00–600.008,0701
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 182388.91/cwt79.00–106.0073224
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 194447.65/cwt45.00–50.0045014
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,06161.61/cwt52.00–72.0065436
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,31448.93/cwt45.00–52.5064360
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,35546.02/cwt44.50–46.506244

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.