Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-01-17

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Jan 17
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
4,277 head
▲ 4,102 vs last sale 175▲ 97 vs year ago 4,180 · +2.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 220▲ 13 vs year ago 151 · +8.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 1,144 vs last sale 1,194▼ 129 vs year ago 179 · −72.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last Tuesday sale slaughter cows steady to instances 3.00-5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher, not enough feeder cows for a good market test. Feeder calves compared to two weeks ago on a special sale; feeder steers steady to instances 2.00-4.00 lower, 650-695 lb steers instances 7.00-9.00 lower, heifers calves steady instances 2.00-5.00 lower, 600 lb heifers instances 7.00 lower. Demand good to moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $207.60/cwt on 1,870 head.
Average price
$207.60
1,870 head · 607 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,261
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$4.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.32
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1613208.041,2751,679
Medium and Large 1-2560203.711,141191
One grade step is worth $4.34/cwt here — about $133 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 sale1,870 hd
207.60
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WY average2 barns · 5,507 hd
213.91
−6.32
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—Average1,71085.181,45722
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47568.001,0031thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08266.7172247
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24561.9477110

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,057$80023

Every lot

39 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1386269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,0385
Steers—Medium and Large 1437228.99/cwt223.50–240.001,00141
Steers—Medium and Large 1464259.88/cwt241.00–264.501,206133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,03710
Steers—Medium and Large 1527233.78/cwt223.50–244.001,232144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533212.16/cwt207.00–217.001,131101
Steers—Medium and Large 1570219.50/cwt210.00–229.501,251508
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575202.36/cwt191.00–208.001,16443
Steers—Medium and Large 1623204.04/cwt194.00–212.501,271237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623179.93/cwt178.00–182.001,12127
Steers—Medium and Large 1683183.90/cwt174.50–191.001,256304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2698170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,18710
Steers—Medium and Large 1720179.46/cwt173.25–185.001,292248
Steers—Medium and Large 1783172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,34715
Steers—Medium and Large 1822170.11/cwt167.00–173.001,39844
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421201.48/cwt200.00–204.0084821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432218.30/cwt207.00–227.0094379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476212.03/cwt202.00–223.001,009164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482184.59/cwt182.00–191.0089021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519201.75/cwt196.50–204.001,047135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570189.45/cwt178.00–195.501,080405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578171.62/cwt171.00–172.5099250
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623179.46/cwt169.00–183.001,118147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667170.33/cwt161.00–173.751,136131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719166.87/cwt164.50–169.001,20036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open858133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,14113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,56085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3267
Bulls——Return to Feed1,63883.02/cwt82.00–84.001,3605
Bulls——1,66883.28/cwt81.50–87.001,3896
Bulls——2,12591.05/cwt90.00–92.501,9354
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04465.00/cwt65.00–65.0067916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10267.60/cwt67.00–70.0074531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24460.66/cwt60.50–61.007559
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25573.50/cwt73.50–73.509221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,057800.00/head800.00–800.0080023
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 193888.78/cwt80.00–99.008333
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,09069.00/cwt69.00–69.007521
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,38070.00/cwt70.00–70.009661

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.