Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-03-07

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Mar 7
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
651 head
▲ 651 vs last sale 0▲ 651 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 176 vs last sale 274▼ 27 vs year ago 125 · −21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 169▼ 589 vs year ago 644 · −91.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday auction, on a special feeder calf sale; slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady instances 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder calves higher higher on steers and heifer calves with good demand and buyer participation. Slaughter cows and bulls moderate to good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.99/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$192.99
292 head · 634 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,223
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−17.90
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1634192.991,223292
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 sale292 hd
192.99
—
WY average2 barns · 1,961 hd
210.89
−17.90
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—Average1,66197.111,61327
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53888.341,35912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35087.191,17713
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12879.9190211

Every lot

35 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1417260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,08412
Steers—Medium and Large 1457230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0516
Steers—Medium and Large 1514248.49/cwt232.50–252.501,27737
Steers—Medium and Large 1580227.32/cwt224.00–232.501,31810
Steers—Medium and Large 1625220.42/cwt217.00–223.001,37824
Steers—Medium and Large 1665210.71/cwt205.00–215.001,40112
Steers—Medium and Large 1714194.70/cwt192.00–203.001,39020
Steers—Medium and Large 1764190.14/cwt185.00–192.501,45313
Steers—Medium and Large 1820181.44/cwt180.50–183.501,48819
Steers—Medium and Large 1875179.41/cwt177.50–182.001,57026
Steers—Medium and Large 1916174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,59415
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334212.00/cwt212.00–212.007089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1394205.00/cwt205.00–205.008085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430210.95/cwt207.50–213.0090733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,05013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577197.46/cwt190.50–209.751,13916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628205.19/cwt192.00–212.501,28988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678195.25/cwt195.25–195.251,32425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715181.48/cwt175.00–183.251,29847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769169.39/cwt162.00–174.001,30338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1833140.23/cwt139.00–141.501,16810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1871148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2898
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,45685.61/cwt83.50–88.001,2465
Bulls——1,61294.98/cwt91.00–97.501,5319
Bulls——1,774103.01/cwt99.00–106.501,82713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11872.00/cwt72.00–72.008053
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13282.88/cwt80.00–87.009388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34689.27/cwt87.50–91.501,2029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36082.51/cwt81.50–83.001,1224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52991.10/cwt90.00–92.501,3936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54785.59/cwt82.50–88.001,3246
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,12790.59/cwt86.50–95.001,02121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,128111.43/cwt106.00–115.501,25716
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,35083.52/cwt83.00–84.001,1282
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,51089.01/cwt88.00–91.001,3445

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.