Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-04-12

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Apr 12
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 1,262 vs last sale 1,459▼ 142 vs year ago 339 · −41.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 110▲ 27 vs year ago 79 · +34.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
370 head
▲ 213 vs last sale 157▼ 39 vs year ago 409 · −9.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a bred cows and pair special, slaughter cows steady instances 2.00.4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady with individual 6.00 higher and feeder cows firm. Demand good with active participation and attendance for bred cow and pairs special. Baby calf 140 lbs @ 350.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.13/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$167.13
82 head · 633 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,057
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−12.96
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1633167.131,05782
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 sale82 hd
167.13
—
WY average2 barns · 1,177 hd
180.08
−12.96
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—Average1,59288.381,4079thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52580.011,22012
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28979.901,03045
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13477.2387527

Every lot

44 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1484179.00/cwt179.00–179.008668
Steers—Medium and Large 1518181.17/cwt175.50–187.0093816
Steers—Medium and Large 1576174.25/cwt174.25–174.251,00437
Steers—Medium and Large 1876139.35/cwt139.35–139.351,22121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467162.00/cwt162.00–162.007575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement738145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0707
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,09074.00/cwt74.00–74.008072
Bulls——Return to Feed1,39292.20/cwt86.00–96.501,2833
Bulls——1,96880.56/cwt80.00–81.001,5852
Bulls——2,018104.86/cwt101.00–108.002,1162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95864.58/cwt63.00–66.006192
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14080.94/cwt78.00–86.0092315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15974.20/cwt69.50–77.0086010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24875.49/cwt71.00–78.5094212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30481.51/cwt79.00–84.501,06333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46476.33/cwt75.00–77.501,1176
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58683.68/cwt81.50–86.001,3276
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0791,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0016,45514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2901,553.96/cwt1,485.00–1,810.0020,04619
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3531,077.89/cwt1,011.00–1,150.0014,5845
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4031,186.24/cwt1,160.00–1,250.0016,6437
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4081,384.38/cwt1,225.00–1,425.0019,49214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4091,290.79/cwt1,235.00–1,300.0018,18714
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4251,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0019,2387
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5701,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.0020,5671
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1461,123.08/cwt1,025.00–1,275.0012,87014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,8061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2301,142.13/cwt1,100.00–1,200.0014,0485
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2641,391.37/cwt1,300.00–1,525.0017,58720
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,294996.77/cwt925.00–1,100.0012,89856
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3171,128.93/cwt950.00–1,175.0014,86823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3721,403.08/cwt1,325.00–1,500.0019,2505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3731,098.27/cwt1,050.00–1,225.0015,07928
Bred Cows—Large 21,4101,975.00/cwt1,975.00–1,975.0027,8481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,048.36/cwt960.00–1,225.0011,1654
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0901,486.88/cwt1,235.00–1,500.0016,20719
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,093910.00/cwt910.00–910.009,9463
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1901,337.06/cwt1,275.00–1,425.0015,9115
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1944120.54/cwt109.00–124.001,13817
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,01497.37/cwt91.00–106.5098719
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08283.98/cwt80.00–90.0090922
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,16475.86/cwt66.00–79.5088325
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,39280.62/cwt73.00–82.501,1225
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,1121,675.00/cwt1,675.00–1,675.0018,6268

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.