Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-01-10

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 10
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 2,296 vs last sale 2,471▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 173▲ 5 vs year ago 215 · +2.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,194 head
▲ 1,127 vs last sale 67▼ 422 vs year ago 1,616 · −26.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday sale which was a light offering slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, individual bull instance 9.00 higher. First bred cow special for 2023,; good demand with good buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.00/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$143.00
50 head · 1,065 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,523
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−53.48
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 11,065143.001,52350
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 sale50 hd
143.00
—
WY average2 barns · 2,786 hd
196.48
−53.48
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—Average1,77685.011,51017
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28964.6383337
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53964.0298623

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,066$1,72619
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$1,466144
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,302$1,230105
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,221$1,003289
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$1,0009
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,180$1,8507
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,014$1,554351

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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,065143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,52350
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,27587.31/cwt83.00–92.001,1132
Bulls——1,71684.53/cwt81.00–87.001,45110
Bulls——2,01291.11/cwt89.50–94.001,8333
Bulls——2,22776.00/cwt76.00–76.001,6932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27055.00/cwt55.00–55.006991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28062.56/cwt59.50–65.5080123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30569.04/cwt67.00–72.0090113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42556.00/cwt56.00–56.007981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53567.47/cwt64.00–71.501,03612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55660.69/cwt59.00–62.0094410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19911,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,60011
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,22516
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1251,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0759
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1271,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0009
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,395.00/head1,375.00–1,400.001,39528
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,161925.00/head925.00–925.0092519
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,164918.58/head800.00–1,025.00919129
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,1701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,02518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2811,091.20/head925.00–1,150.001,091141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2881,502.60/head1,300.00–1,650.001,50391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3331,294.81/head1,200.00–1,450.001,29578
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Registered1,4321,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7509
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1937110.59/cwt105.00–118.001,03616
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,01986.82/cwt80.00–91.0088511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,03569.63/cwt64.50–77.5072132
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,05355.17/cwt53.50–58.0058118
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,23966.87/cwt66.50–69.008298
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,34374.26/cwt72.00–79.509976
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29061,203.72/head1,125.00–1,300.001,20493
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0531,680.32/head1,400.00–1,775.001,680258
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Registered1,1801,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8507

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.