Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2022-11-08

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Nov 8
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Receipts
5,614 head
▲ 754 vs last sale 4,860▲ 365 vs year ago 5,249 · +7.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday on a special calf sale; feeder steers higher overtones noted with best advances on 550-600 lb calves instances 5.00-10.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady instances 1.00-4.00 lower, others 3.00-5.00 higher. Replacement quality heifers higher overtones noted. Demand good with good buyer participation and attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $214.28/cwt on 2,980 head.
Average price
$214.28
2,980 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,124
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$17.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.08
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526215.291,1332,807
Medium and Large 1-2494197.81977173
One grade step is worth $17.49/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2,980 hd
214.28
—
WY average3 barns · 7,618 hd
212.20
+2.08
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

38 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1339279.28/cwt270.00–297.5094773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339248.00/cwt248.00–248.008417
Steers—Medium and Large 1373243.18/cwt236.00–260.0090738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383224.03/cwt219.00–235.0085837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418217.00/cwt217.00–217.009077
Steers—Medium and Large 1421241.15/cwt233.00–246.001,015463
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy453237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,074124
Steers—Medium and Large 1475223.44/cwt214.00–231.501,061256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488194.84/cwt180.00–198.0095158
Steers—Medium and Large 1525215.82/cwt207.00–223.001,133884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528187.00/cwt187.00–187.009878
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy569204.25/cwt204.25–204.251,162100
Steers—Medium and Large 1572198.75/cwt185.25–207.001,137432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590177.65/cwt177.00–179.001,04847
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned624185.45/cwt171.00–190.501,157176
Steers—Medium and Large 1625187.36/cwt179.50–190.001,171102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0739
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned674177.76/cwt174.00–181.501,19881
Steers—Medium and Large 1749161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,20610
Steers—Medium and Large 1807170.15/cwt162.00–176.001,37321
Steers—Medium and Large 1954171.35/cwt171.35–171.351,63547
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1298200.00/cwt200.00–200.005967
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321220.19/cwt201.00–235.0070730
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375220.68/cwt218.00–222.0082836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426205.21/cwt201.00–208.00874118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463204.99/cwt190.00–224.00949262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement502204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,024135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524189.78/cwt177.00–195.00994229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541173.00/cwt173.00–173.0093611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement563184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,03929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571173.51/cwt172.00–180.0099176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,04318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned612168.76/cwt168.50–169.001,03331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned657166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,09112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2599
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411239.50/cwt239.50–239.5098413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,03916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1127

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.