Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-01-18

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 18
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
4,180 head
▲ 4,180 vs last sale 0▼ 1,832 vs year ago 6,012 · −30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 215▲ 70 vs year ago 81 · +86.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
179 head
▼ 1,437 vs last sale 1,616▲ 16 vs year ago 163 · +9.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a special weaned calf sale; slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with instances 1.00-3.00 higher. Weaned calves compared to two weeks ago mostly steady with lower undertones noted with steers 3.00-6.00 lower instances 8.00-12.00, heifers 2.00-4.00 lower instances 6.00-10.00. Demand good to moderate, with buyers not as aggressive as two weeks ago.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.06/cwt on 1,826 head.
Average price
$169.06
1,826 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$895
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$8.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.78
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536169.619091,705
Medium and Large 1-2438161.28706121
One grade step is worth $8.33/cwt here — about $203 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 sale1,826 hd
169.06
—
WY average2 barns · 3,846 hd
172.84
−3.78
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—Low1,65075.871,25239
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50361.009173thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26856.4271534
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03949.8651834

Every lot

51 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 1-2311180.00/cwt180.00–180.005607
Steers—Medium and Large 1332221.00/cwt221.00–221.0073413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364200.00/cwt200.00–200.0072827
Steers—Medium and Large 1381202.28/cwt199.75–222.00771165
Steers—Medium and Large 1429206.52/cwt198.25–213.00886105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457191.00/cwt191.00–191.0087314
Steers—Medium and Large 1467207.95/cwt199.00–213.50971156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517178.22/cwt176.00–181.0092138
Steers—Medium and Large 1539192.38/cwt182.00–196.351,037371
Steers—Medium and Large 1563187.44/cwt182.50–191.001,055181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600165.25/cwt165.25–165.2599230
Steers—Medium and Large 1630180.28/cwt170.00–184.001,136265
Steers—Medium and Large 1676167.77/cwt161.00–175.501,134100
Steers—Medium and Large 1704165.77/cwt160.50–167.251,16750
Steers—Medium and Large 1762149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1356
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2132161.00/cwt161.00–161.0021312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290190.00/cwt190.00–190.0055117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358179.15/cwt174.00–187.50641165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390179.00/cwt179.00–179.0069819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417163.88/cwt155.00–170.0068356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435183.53/cwt175.00–189.50798146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472178.92/cwt171.00–185.50845294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522172.67/cwt166.00–176.00901395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563161.98/cwt151.00–166.50912182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584146.93/cwt146.00–147.5085818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618160.80/cwt152.00–166.25994149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631147.50/cwt147.50–147.5093116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660161.77/cwt151.25–163.001,068198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy673137.50/cwt137.50–137.509256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723148.24/cwt143.75–150.001,072141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,0457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1862131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,1345
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,27561.14/cwt59.00–65.007803
Bulls——Return to Feed1,47975.72/cwt72.00–80.001,12015
Bulls——1,58169.29/cwt67.00–71.001,0955
Bulls——1,87188.88/cwt88.00–91.001,6635
Bulls——1,91577.18/cwt72.50–85.001,47811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00845.67/cwt42.00–46.0046015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04451.86/cwt49.00–53.0054111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09254.97/cwt53.00–57.506008
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24954.72/cwt50.50–56.5068321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28048.00/cwt48.00–48.006141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30060.10/cwt58.00–64.0078112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50361.00/cwt58.50–63.009173
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,170868.09/cwt800.00–900.0010,1573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,320800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,56023
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 197080.63/cwt79.00–84.007823
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,11056.55/cwt55.00–59.0062873
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,11569.57/cwt65.00–73.007763
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,24251.69/cwt48.00–55.0064227
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,32659.74/cwt52.00–64.5079232

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.