Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-09-20

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 20
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
473 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 347▼ 1,435 vs year ago 1,908 · −75.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 82▲ 33 vs year ago 62 · +53.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 37▼ 13 vs year ago 50 · −26.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with lower undertones noted, feeder calves unevenly steady instances 2.00-3.00 higher with larger offering yearlings with no comparisons available from market last week. 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 $168.48/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$168.48
245 head · 640 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,078
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−4.99
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1640168.481,078245
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 sale245 hd
168.48
—
WY average2 barns · 1,359 hd
173.47
−4.99
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—High1,69496.481,63426
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54084.411,3005thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31677.601,02220
CowsLean 85-90%High1,14375.2486019

Every lot

33 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1513193.53/cwt192.00–195.0099314
Steers—Medium and Large 1648183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1866
Steers—Medium and Large 1682184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,25812
Steers—Medium and Large 1717185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3267
Steers—Medium and Large 1751169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2695
Steers—Medium and Large 1816180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,46937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3567
Steers—Medium and Large 1864175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,51225
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337185.00/cwt185.00–185.006237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416171.56/cwt170.00–172.0071448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1491162.00/cwt162.00–162.007958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1543165.00/cwt165.00–165.008967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566161.52/cwt161.00–163.0091420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,04321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open618170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed664157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,04611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688168.68/cwt168.00–171.001,16131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,20413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open775164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,27116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open849170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,44336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1916164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,50718
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,44395.37/cwt87.50–103.001,3766
Bulls——1,70993.01/cwt87.00–95.001,5909
Bulls——1,81899.93/cwt96.50–103.501,81711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13172.03/cwt66.00–75.0081511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15979.65/cwt76.50–82.509238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0291
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32277.21/cwt75.00–79.001,02119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54084.41/cwt84.00–85.001,3005
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1938103.89/cwt101.00–108.009745
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 198491.82/cwt85.00–94.0090410
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,06179.18/cwt75.00–82.008404
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,32182.43/cwt78.00–84.001,08918

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.