Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-09-06

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 6
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
491 head
▲ 391 vs last sale 100▼ 1,162 vs year ago 1,653 · −70.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 126▼ 81 vs year ago 204 · −39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 67▼ 45 vs year ago 80 · −56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago on Tuesday sale, slaughter cows mostly steady with instances 2.00-3.00 lower with slaughter bulls firm instance 2.00 lower. Several yearlings offerings on Special Labor Day Feeder Special, few calves offered with no comparisons available. Good demand with good buyer attendance for yearlings. Fall schedule with sales being held every Tuesday, cows sales on Fridays will start in October.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.24/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$169.24
225 head · 821 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,389
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.72
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1821169.241,389225
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 sale225 hd
169.24
—
WY average2 barns · 1,410 hd
168.53
+0.72
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—Low1,69594.881,60931
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29882.691,07332
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57781.361,2833thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10673.6081422

Every lot

34 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1473200.00/cwt200.00–200.009469
Steers—Medium and Large 1687184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,26826
Steers—Medium and Large 1737179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3197
Steers—Medium and Large 1772180.74/cwt179.00–181.501,39537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,36912
Steers—Medium and Large 1819178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4586
Steers—Medium and Large 1879173.96/cwt172.50–175.001,52912
Steers—Medium and Large 1925171.41/cwt168.50–173.001,58637
Steers—Medium and Large 1967156.35/cwt153.50–160.001,51214
Steers—Medium and Large 11,091150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6375
Steers—Medium and Large 11,270120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5246
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1606170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683170.44/cwt169.50–171.001,16416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730169.53/cwt166.00–170.751,23827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1806171.75/cwt171.75–171.751,38453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed858170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,45993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1858166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,4295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open959160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,53424
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,50875.92/cwt73.00–81.001,1453
Bulls——Return to Feed1,57291.38/cwt85.00–94.001,4366
Bulls——1,68885.54/cwt84.50–86.001,4443
Bulls——1,70594.11/cwt89.00–97.501,6056
Bulls——1,793103.39/cwt101.00–110.001,85413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96564.31/cwt61.00–66.006213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09380.30/cwt76.50–85.008786
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14572.65/cwt68.00–75.0083213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25879.30/cwt77.00–81.0099817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34386.53/cwt83.00–91.001,16215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55377.29/cwt76.50–78.001,2002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62589.50/cwt89.50–89.501,4541
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,020112.63/cwt111.00–118.001,1494
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,05479.60/cwt79.00–81.008396
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,15594.51/cwt91.50–99.001,0924
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,33287.34/cwt82.50–89.501,16315

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.