Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-09-27

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Sep 27
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,621 head
▲ 1,148 vs last sale 473▼ 643 vs year ago 2,264 · −28.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 95▼ 50 vs year ago 225 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 37▼ 437 vs year ago 458 · −95.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday sale, slaughter cows steady instances 2.00-3.00 lower, slaughter bulls not as attractive as last week 3.00-4.00 lower with light offering of cows returning to feed. Yearling steers 4.00-5.00 higher, heifers mostly steady. Good offering feeder calves with steers and heifers calves higher overtones noted with no true comparisons available. Demand good with good buyer participation and attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.55/cwt on 757 head.
Average price
$174.55
757 head · 685 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,195
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−2.67
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1685174.551,195757
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 sale757 hd
174.55
—
WY average2 barns · 2,075 hd
177.21
−2.67
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—Average1,61892.491,49733
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57078.211,22829
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31674.8498520
CowsLean 85-90%Low99962.7162637

Every lot

45 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1329284.00/cwt284.00–284.0093433
Steers—Medium and Large 1411234.29/cwt221.00–251.0096356
Steers—Medium and Large 1483219.19/cwt215.50–220.501,059183
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy522211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,10112
Steers—Medium and Large 1530198.03/cwt195.00–199.001,05037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541179.00/cwt179.00–179.0096828
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy553203.50/cwt203.50–203.501,125103
Steers—Medium and Large 1576183.87/cwt176.00–188.001,05959
Steers—Medium and Large 1626184.30/cwt183.00–188.001,15423
Steers—Medium and Large 1650171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,11211
Steers—Medium and Large 1720188.22/cwt182.00–190.001,35528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1867
Steers—Medium and Large 1813176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4318
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330211.00/cwt211.00–211.0069621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368195.15/cwt188.00–197.5071824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436195.83/cwt192.00–196.50854109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461175.50/cwt175.50–175.5080917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522182.24/cwt176.00–184.50951159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574172.46/cwt168.00–175.5099025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,03617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed629170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,06911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open691161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,11317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1697150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed780163.75/cwt163.75–163.751,27715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1791160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed843163.25/cwt163.25–163.251,37618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed866160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,38639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,41618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open890160.25/cwt160.25–160.251,4266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed912165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,505185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed955157.75/cwt157.75–157.751,50762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508183.50/cwt183.50–183.509329
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,55991.65/cwt82.50–98.501,42923
Bulls——1,65089.87/cwt87.50–91.001,4834
Bulls——1,82397.46/cwt94.50–99.501,7776
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90652.03/cwt51.00–53.004716
Cows—Lean 85-90%99462.41/cwt60.00–70.0062026
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13677.07/cwt74.00–79.008765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29972.84/cwt69.50–77.0094614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35679.50/cwt79.00–80.001,0786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56376.65/cwt72.00–78.001,19818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58280.76/cwt79.50–82.501,27811
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,06164.25/cwt62.00–66.006824
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,14480.10/cwt77.50–86.009169
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,43179.86/cwt79.50–80.501,1438

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.