Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-02-15

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Feb 15
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,481 head
▲ 1,348 vs last sale 133▼ 800 vs year ago 2,281 · −35.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 166▲ 50 vs year ago 102 · +49.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
250 head
▼ 388 vs last sale 638▲ 244 vs year ago 6 · +4,066.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a special feeder calf sale: Slaughter cows 5.00 higher on heavier offering, others steady to instances 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago; steers 400-600 lbs steady instances 7.00-12.00 higher, heifers overtones noted with 5.00-9.00 higher. Demand good with good buyer participation and attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.77/cwt on 529 head.
Average price
$174.77
529 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$970
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$25.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.97
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557175.20976520
Medium 1-2430150.006459thin
One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $331 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 sale529 hd
174.77
—
WY average2 barns · 2,448 hd
168.80
+5.97
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—Average1,69282.931,40374
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61471.061,14711
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11665.3872924
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33065.1086626

Every lot

56 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1343251.00/cwt251.00–251.008618
Steers—Medium and Large 1390215.02/cwt210.00–221.0083941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431189.14/cwt187.50–190.5081518
Steers—Medium and Large 1432228.63/cwt220.00–234.0098821
Steers—Medium and Large 1481205.00/cwt205.00–205.0098615
Steers—Medium 1-2499165.00/cwt165.00–165.008238
Steers—Medium and Large 1Source/Aged517213.58/cwt198.00–216.251,10470
Steers—Medium and Large 1538195.63/cwt191.00–199.001,05229
Steers—Medium and Large 1Source/Aged568200.94/cwt186.00–202.751,14177
Steers—Medium and Large 1572193.35/cwt189.25–197.001,10649
Steers—Medium and Large 1615180.65/cwt175.00–184.001,11155
Steers—Medium 2630174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0967
Steers—Medium and Large 1666171.33/cwt163.00–176.001,14179
Steers—Medium and Large 1710164.75/cwt164.75–164.751,1707
Steers—Medium and Large 1832149.85/cwt149.50–150.501,24714
Steers—Medium and Large 1861151.25/cwt151.25–151.251,30212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325212.50/cwt212.50–212.506919
Heifers—Medium 1-2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Natural442195.50/cwt195.50–195.5086417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1447195.02/cwt188.75–205.0087239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489189.46/cwt189.00–190.0092620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Natural493189.72/cwt189.50–189.7593592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522172.12/cwt161.00–177.2589839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Natural561165.00/cwt165.00–165.009266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement571182.59/cwt178.50–189.751,04391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582162.63/cwt158.50–164.7594762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement626161.60/cwt159.00–164.001,01236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630152.86/cwt151.00–155.0096343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1652154.53/cwt152.50–157.001,00827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement664160.63/cwt159.50–162.001,06718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,12212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1781145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,1369
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47373.03/cwt70.00–76.501,0764
Bulls——Return to Feed1,50772.57/cwt70.00–78.001,09419
Bulls——Return to Feed1,51081.38/cwt79.50–85.001,22911
Bulls——1,84586.93/cwt81.00–91.001,60430
Bulls——1,86996.28/cwt92.00–101.501,79910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10868.24/cwt67.00–72.507566
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11864.43/cwt61.00–66.0072018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31858.68/cwt57.00–59.507734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33266.27/cwt63.00–68.0088322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51561.00/cwt61.00–61.009241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59267.70/cwt65.00–69.001,0784
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64674.97/cwt73.00–77.501,2346
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1935101.83/cwt101.00–106.0095211
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,16957.38/cwt56.00–60.006715
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,17780.99/cwt77.00–100.879537
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,20671.95/cwt67.50–76.5086833
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,30567.27/cwt64.50–70.0087838
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,35874.27/cwt72.50–78.001,00954
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,063850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,0364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,085996.18/cwt910.00–1,050.0010,8098
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2491,562.51/cwt1,550.00–1,575.0019,51629
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,266916.24/cwt750.00–960.0011,6004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3301,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,2909
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,351951.68/cwt950.00–1,000.0012,85732

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.