Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-08-09

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Aug 9
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 97▲ 41 vs year ago 40 · +102.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 122▼ 20 vs year ago 164 · −12.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 16▲ 5 vs year ago 24 · +20.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago on light offering, slaughter cows instances 5.00-7.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady instances 3.00 higher with not enough feeder cows and feeder calves for a good market test or comparison. Demand good. Summer schedule: next sale in two weeks on August 23 rd selling all cattle classes along with sheep, goats and horses ( also 4-H resales).

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—Average1,770103.631,83433
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46289.111,30321
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27887.691,12035
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08482.4289327

Every lot

13 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760172.50/head172.50–172.501738
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770159.50/head159.50–159.5016011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,298106.28/cwt98.50–118.001,3802
Bulls——1,57297.46/cwt94.00–120.001,5328
Bulls——1,880105.54/cwt100.50–110.501,98423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02176.95/cwt74.00–82.0078614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15188.31/cwt85.50–90.001,01613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24981.75/cwt77.00–85.001,02110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28990.07/cwt88.00–92.001,16125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43889.80/cwt89.00–92.001,29118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60685.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3653
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,056105.53/cwt105.50–106.001,11413
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,19292.80/cwt87.50–95.501,10616

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.