Sale reports / Wyoming / Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY / 2023-08-08

Winter Livestock - Riverton, WY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Riverton, Wyoming · Tue, Aug 8
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2104
Feeder Cattle receipts
304 head
▲ 187 vs last sale 117▲ 223 vs year ago 81 · +275.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 96▼ 24 vs year ago 144 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
356 head
▲ 314 vs last sale 42▲ 327 vs year ago 29 · +1,127.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago on a good offering; slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, good demand for feeder cows going back to feed with light offering cow/calf pairs. Feeder calves several packages with market unevenly steady instances 6.00 higher on 650 lb steers. Demand good with good buyer attendance. Summer schedule; Next sale will be Tuesday August 22, 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $312.36/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$312.36
106 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,423
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2455312.361,423106
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 sale106 hd
312.36
—
WY average1 barns · 106 hd
312.36
+0.00
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—Average1,833123.192,25839
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,610105.111,6925thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252104.411,30725
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07898.981,06718

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
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,354$2,00211

Every lot

25 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2348337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,17513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,29459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,2719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed534272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed690272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,88020
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2317257.50/cwt257.50–257.508166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361260.00/cwt260.00–260.0093923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,19910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed569250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,63828
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,75019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed878227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,99311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,627117.20/cwt109.00–120.501,90711
Bulls——1,914125.55/cwt122.00–130.002,40328
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077103.97/cwt101.00–110.001,12010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08092.75/cwt90.00–97.001,0028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245105.36/cwt103.00–111.501,31223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33593.51/cwt92.50–94.501,2482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550107.33/cwt107.00–108.001,6643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,700101.77/cwt101.00–102.501,7302
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,046152.20/cwt136.00–158.501,59255
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,133114.38/cwt111.00–222.501,29633
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,137101.31/cwt90.00–108.001,152104
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,390111.08/cwt106.00–114.001,544140
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3542,001.50/head1,910.00–2,450.002,00211

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.