Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-05-10

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, May 10
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 157▼ 62 vs year ago 154 · −40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 157▼ 42 vs year ago 190 · −22.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
298 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 244▲ 5 vs year ago 293 · +1.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00-3.00 lower. not enough feeder calves for a good market test. Demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.71/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$163.71
29 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$853
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−1.54
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521163.7185329
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 sale29 hd
163.71
—
WY average2 barns · 547 hd
165.25
−1.54
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—Average1,76095.401,67920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49978.981,18421
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26077.0397139
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11074.4482653

Every lot

36 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1386192.50/cwt192.50–192.507438
Steers—Medium and Large 1500191.50/cwt191.50–191.5095811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1391187.50/cwt187.50–187.507339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472172.00/cwt172.00–172.0081212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740124.50/cwt124.50–124.509218
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,25079.59/cwt74.00–85.009952
Bulls——Return to Feed1,49593.08/cwt90.00–98.001,3924
Bulls——1,89594.41/cwt87.00–97.501,7896
Bulls——1,918101.25/cwt98.00–105.501,9428
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92054.00/cwt53.00–55.004972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10972.64/cwt68.00–74.0080615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12176.32/cwt75.00–79.5085636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25877.63/cwt74.00–80.5097735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27871.78/cwt71.00–73.009174
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48479.30/cwt78.00–81.001,17716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54677.96/cwt74.00–80.501,2055
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,2128
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1451,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0015,4582
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1571,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0016,7772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1881,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0016,3353
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2431,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0015,22711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3751,461.68/cwt1,425.00–1,500.0020,0982
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5131,501.61/cwt1,425.00–1,525.0022,7194
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5601,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0023,0104
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1875111.10/cwt107.00–117.0097218
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298565.07/cwt62.00–67.006416
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 198558.66/cwt57.50–60.005783
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,08385.52/cwt80.50–93.0092634
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,08975.72/cwt70.00–79.0082565
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,33878.03/cwt71.00–81.501,04445
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1921,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,5162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2111,252.60/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0015,16933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2561,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,81611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2891,221.01/cwt1,050.00–1,250.0015,73911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19891,141.62/cwt1,125.00–1,185.0011,2914
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0681,360.71/cwt1,225.00–1,425.0014,5323

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.